Preparing for Winter

sandraroffey

i got 2 of my grandsons a fleece sleep all in one last christmas from woolworths. one of the grandsons is almost 6 and they had larger sizes as well.

lbt_2

elona wrote: »

Went to turn on my slow cooker and wondered why it was not lighting up when the control knob fell into three bits in my hand!!!!

The lid was getting wonky as the knob for that was also falling to bits so I have ordered a new MR 6.5 litre one from Amazon for £27 and free delivery.

It should have been around £40 so convinced DH it was a good buy.

I really use the slow cooker every day in winter to make soups or stew so do not want to be without it.

Hi elona

This is the slow cooker that I have, and I absolutely love it. I wouldn't be without it. I have a bit of a reputation in my house for buying electrical things and then putting them in a cupboard never to be seen again, so my hubby was pretty sceptical too ... but now he loves it too

pigpen

jackielesley wrote: »

I will not put the heating on in august!!! Maybe we will have an Indian summer??

It is more likely we will have typhoons and tornadoes!!

Chloepad1

It really feels autumnal here at the moment. I found myself reaching for winter blankets earlier. Although it is still August, albeit relatively late August, the temperature feels like early October. The ivy has started changing colour outside and there is a cold snap in the air, particularly last night when I put my head out of my front door and realised that the temperature has really dropped from what it was several weeks ago.

MRSTITTLEMOUSE

It's like October here too.Dark and windy.Is it me or are the nights drawing in a bit earlier than they should.It has been realy autumnal in the mornings too.I'm hoping for the Indian summer but I bet it doesn't happen.No way is my heating going on though,1st of November and not a day before.

trying-very-trying

sammy_kaye18 wrote: »

i was worried abotu puttign ym little boy wwith a duvet after all the suffocation horrors i use to read about but all i did was follow the feet to foot rule and he was fine - hes 4 years old now and has a habit for sleeping upside down in bed!

sammy kaye, a bit off topic, but what is the "feet to foot" rule

jimjams_mommy

I thought I was being tight, but I will not put the heating on in aug.

Saturday I went to primark and got little one flanlet pjs and fleasey all in one pjs. For our hoilday in 2 weeks time ( brit trips ).

Is it me but I don't recall a summer like this? so will it be a mild winter then?

love the tread:T

Chloepad1

I'm trying to resist temptation and not put the heating on early as well. Just big fleecy blankets and warm drinks etc. The nights are drawing in here. I;m based in Northamptonshire.

jimjams_mommy

feet to foot rule, I think is when you put your child with their feet at the bottom of the bed, so they don't wiggle under the covers to reduce cot deaths.

but jimjam sleeps width ways!! I am for ever finding him with his legs out of his cot.

trying-very-trying

MRSTITTLEMOUSE wrote: »

It's like October here too.Dark and windy.Is it me or are the nights drawing in a bit earlier than they should.It has been realy autumnal in the mornings too.I'm hoping for the Indian summer but I bet it doesn't happen.No way is my heating going on though,1st of November and not a day before.

That was to be my rule of thumb as well, but we had to light the fire last week. It was only on for a few hours, and it was just free firewood, so it wasn't too costly, but it really was needed. I don't think having so much wet washing hanging around in the living room was helping either.
I'm getting the fire serviced next week, so I'm really hoping that will make it more economical to run this year. I've told hubby, I am only filling the bunker once this year (it was 3 times last year) and it's his responsibility to make sure we have enough firewood to make the coal last us.