Winter woolies

Still got my Simmit on under a jumper and a cardi !

Yesterday was lovely - 24C and sunny and we enjoyed being in the garden with DGD who was wearing a summer dress and sun hat.
Today it is cold and wet and I have just put a wrap around me and will go and find a nice warm jumper.

hildajenniJ - I'm not far from Birmingham either. We have had a few hottish days but interspersed with cold ones. Chilly winds are the norm at the moment. I started putting away my winter clothes a while back but then the weather changed so I have left most of them where I can get at them which makes for interesting sartorial combinations. Today I am wearing short trousers with a zipped up navy blue fleece. Not a good look really.

Just fished fleece top out of the back of the wardrobe
Flippin' freezing!

Winter woolies back on, awful weather today, cold, wet.windy.

It's such changeable weather I have no idea what to wear , 2" rain here today and I've never driven in such monsoon-like conditions in all my life!

Im in Northumberland too, hilda we must be hardy souls up here, I live near the coast and the wind is sooo icy even in may so my woollies are still being used and will be all year round.

I am in Newcastle and it is freezing here today, I have even put gloves on when outside as I thought my fingers were getting frostbite.
I have got the heating on for DH's benefit. He has cardiac disease and poor circulation and can't bear being cold, the heating bills are going to be high but needs must.
I am beginning to despair of seeing a summer this year.

OK It has been just as sunny today (14th) but the wind is back and so is the fleece! Brilliant for drying washing though.
hildajenniJ, ethelbags1 and pinkprincess I have experienced Northumberland and Newcastle too so I take your point! I think warmth may be an East/West rather than North/South divide. I blame the Pennines!

In Newcastle today they were still wearing ugg boots and fur coats.

It is nicer again today, even sat outside in the in short sleeves and had a cup of tea!

Had experience of North East summers when DH and I were students and I used to visit his parents up there. It had always been wonderful the week before they assured us as we shivered. My cousin moved to near Durham, got out his garden furniture and BBQ for the first time and promptly put them away again.

However I will agree that the scenery and people up there are wonderful. It's just the climate I found tricky and luckily DH has never had the urge to retire up there, 50 years of living south of Watford have softened him!

ashtree, hawthorn blossom isn't out in my garden yet.