yippee i just found out my hubby is a closet os'er

whatatwit

Oooo candlewick bedspreads, I had a cream one with some coloured swirly bits on.

exlibris

I still have my candlewick bedspread. Wedding present 40+ years ago. It is all bald at the edges and was relegated 2 years ago to be a cover for decorating? Is that OS?

We also had ex army blankets when I was a child. Mum dyed one pair and made them red aand made them into bedroom curtains. No night blinds needed.

Mrs_Cupier

We've just reverted to properly made beds for the Minors, using duvets as eiderdowns. Otherwise, Minor 1 (who is very skinny) gets very cold; Minor 2 falls out of bed if he isn't [STRIKE]strapped down[/STRIKE] tucked in; and Minor 3 has a strop if her bed is different from her brothers'. I'd love to go back to sheets for us too, but Mr Cupier isn't keen.

Mind you, he's very OS in otherways. I've yet to see him throw ANY gardening paraphernalia away at all ever in nearly 9 years of marriage.....

sleepy-lady

My brothers and I loved our candlewick bedspreads - but we used to pick out the tufts until there were great bald patches!

~daisy~_2

we are duvet ppl here - but find it funny how i used to have my 15 tog summer and winter till a few years ago when i had to get a summer quilt - then last winter after putting my 15 back on in about november (!!) i just found it far to hot and had to buy a 10 tog

also used to sleep in jammies and socks with the 15tog but now just a vest and knicks - i must just be getting hotter in my advancing years

hot stuff baby

COOLTRIKERCHICK

its great to read all your posts....

i have a utility pair of white cotton sheets from WWII which i have been keeping just because i love 1940's things... and 50's, 60's 70's well anything old...lol...they are a bit grubby, but going to give them a boil wash with some added soda crystals to get them like new again....considering they are over 60 years old they are brilliant nice thick cotton.

i also have the old welsh quilt.. so all i need now is some nice blankets...

i come across old 'whitney' blankets accasionally in work, does anyone know anything about these?

Trinny

Hi All

We go away on hol next week -

Today - OH remarked that he had thought of two meals which will use up the leftovers - normally he complains about patched together - left over meals. :j

Then he remarked that one of the HM cakes needed to be put in the freezer - (normally he throws out stuff which wont keep):j

Did your OH have a similar lightbulb moment?

Only been here 1 month - its the first breakthrough.

Feeling very encouraged

Trin

Penelope_Penguin

Congratulations :beer: I'll add this to the exisiting chat thread on this subject

Penny. x

anguk

whatatwit wrote: »

Oooo candlewick bedspreads, I had a cream one with some coloured swirly bits on.

When I was young we had candlewick bedspreads until my mother upgraded to a full bed set from Brentford Nylons. Nylon sheets and bedspread with my nylon nightie wasn't a good combination, you could see the sparks in the dark! :eek:

Mags_cat

anguk wrote: »

When I was young we had candlewick bedspreads until my mother upgraded to a full bed set from Brentford Nylons. Nylon sheets and bedspread with my nylon nightie wasn't a good combination, you could see the sparks in the dark! :eek:

When I first left home my mum gave me two sets of nylon bedding. One orange, one turquoise....:eek:

They'd been my grandmother's wedding presents. I don't think any of us actually used them :rotfl:

(I do, however, still use my grandmother's pressure cooker - also one of her wedding presents. She passed it on to my mum (completely unused as she was terrifed of it exploding) and mum gave it to me. Still works - though it could do with a new seal.)