Brrrr - What are you doing to keep warm

I would like to get one of these coats - they look really good and have been reduced by a huge amount. Can any of you tell me if the sizing if accurate. I'm normally a 14-16 so do I order a a 14-16 or do I go for the bigger 16-18? Thanks in advance

Seasider Thanks for that! I have a jacket from Cotton Traders which I have had for three years and the zip has just gone. I was reluctant to buy another winter jacket at this time of the year, but this is too good an offer to miss!

I blame Singapore Airlines for giving out apples after lunch when we were en route for Auckland. I just put mine in my bag and forgot it.
My flat is wonderfully insulated - I left it unheated for a week and when I got back from Switzerland yesterday it was 5C inside, and -15C on the balcony. I have flats above, below and on both sides, and I close the wooden shutters and the heavy curtains - the French windows are double glazed.
I gave up on cross country skiing because it was just too cold, but I did enjoy snow shoe walking. Forget the old tennis racquet type, modern raquettes are very high tech, like short skis with a turned up front.

My NZ daughter was so hot when out walking the dogs on Rabbit Island yesterday, that she just ran into the sea, fully dressed, followed by the surprised dogs. I wonder where she gets her eccentricity from!

Hi there. Yes my DS said really hot in N island too, and he is enjoying his paddleboarding.

yogagran The sizes are very good and I would tend to go for the L if you are 14-16 as they are very warm and you don't need too much padding underneath them,I have ordered the 12-14 and will wear it with a full length cotton T-shirt but I cannot bear to be too bulky,you will love it if you order,I also like the "shimmer down parka" and am in two minds as to order,but I can't justify buying two.

Go on Glamma you'd need ten of those to match Bagitha's recent spend

I did this crazy thing today... I danced in my living room to some music that was on the TV!! It certainly warmed me up a bit (even if my dance moves were not that of my younger years!)

S

Just bought one of LE's squall coats - great bargain.
Thanks for all the info.

Ken Bruce programme on Radio 2 is good for dancing. Especially from 9.30 to just before 10.

I like your name SusietheGreat. (that would be 'great' as in fantastic, wouldn't it? Not..... no! of course not!)

I just hate it when you get 16 in two sizes of the same thing. ie 14-16 OR 16-18! Which do you go for. (my size is 126)

No it isn't!!!!!! it's 16.

Glad to hear it suzie
I have been wearing a skirt today. This is not as insane or out of character as it sounds. When i went to the FILM PREMIERE last night (see other thread) i wore my boots with 2 pairs of leggings and a stretchy black mini skirt (about 20 years old and extracted from newly organised wardrobe) and boots. Turns out this is a cosy way to proceed. Have been wearing just the one set of leggings, skirt and boots in the house today, and it has kept my backside nice and cosy.

That's exactly my problem whatamess and if I dither much longer they'll all be sold

I have also bought a squall coat today from LE! What a bargain, how many others have now bought one, should we post photos of us all wearing one! Mine's aubergine.

Ha ha whatisamashedupphrase - cheeky! I am very new here and I love it already!

I went shopping on my bike. Big mistake! Forgot earmuffs. Leather gloves were totally ineffective. Does feel good when you get back in though.

I keep the heating on low (5 deg) all the time. Only turn it up to 10 deg when I'm sitting watching TV. I shut the door leading to upstairs to prevent all the heat rising, put a warm laptop on my lap, wear a micro-fleecy type dressing gown and put a blanket/throw over me. Hot drinks help boost the heat and more often than not I'm TOO warm.

I am keeping warm fretting about whether I will be able to get out of here to go to England to look after my DGDs for half-term. I haven't seen them for three months and the thought of not getting there is driving me mad...

Is the Squall Coat a secret sign of Gransnet, like the Masons handshake

I am really glad people are buying the squall coats (even though a bit miffed that I paid over £100 seven years ago). I love Lands End stuff, comfy, good quality, seems to last for ever...

Hope you make it in your nice new squall coat Mamie! Looking forward to mine arriving soon.

You need to be wary of keeping the heat too low while you are sitting. My daughter heard on the radio the other day that much older people might not even feel cold, until bad things happen.

Why daughter thought she had to warn me of this , I'm not sure! I'm not that old!!

True whatis people suffering from hypothermia do not feel cold in fact they often undress thus compounding the problem.
I keep my house heated at all times, saves rooms getting damp. When I was first married we lived in a house with just a coal fire which meant by bedroom was freezing. The clothes and shoes went mouldy in the wardrobe and were ruined. Sitting in low temperatures is not good for blood flow either.

Oooh Petal 10 deg - that's cold. I've got chilblains on my fingers this year, first time I've had them on my hands for years. I spend a lot of time outside and some of the things I do need bare hands. I have very poor circulation, hence the chilblains

Just come home from the far east. The house is an ice box -has warmed up to 10 degrees. It was 39 a day ago. the locals were freezing in the cool morning air-it was beautiful eating brekkie on the banks of the mekong