Winter

[igenlode]

The central heating came on this morning for the second time this year, and most of the leaves have gone from the trees; winter is definitely coming on. (Which, in the second half of November, is pretty much when you'd expect it.)

I have progressed from a microwaved oat bag in bed to a full-length YuYu bottle and bed-socks -- but not yet my eiderdown or nightcap, although the former would be a good idea.

Comments

[watervole]

I used to have the most wonderful feather duvet. It was light it was warm, it moulded to my body.

I loved it for three lovely weeks, and then realised that the painful rash I was developing might be due to a feather allergy.
It was.

My son now has a wonderful feather duvet.

Sob.

[igenlode]

Alas!

(I assume that was never a problem with eiderdowns, because they go on *top* of several layers of woollen blankets, instead of being next to the body...)

[watervole]

Yes, I had an accident as a child and I never had any problems.

[igenlode]

'Accident'... eiderdown? :-D

[watervole]

Yep. I'm using voice dictation a lot at the moment and it occasionally gives some very odd results

[igenlode]

I thought it was maybe lying-down-sideways typing combined with auto-correct... once I'd worked out what had happened! ;-)

[betweensunandmoon]

It's been snowing on and off here for the past few days. My dog doesn't mind snow, but he's not happy about having to wear his coat.

[igenlode]

It doesn't really snow here before January (and little more than the occasional sprinkling then). It just gets cold and damp.

I'm currently wearing my hat indoors because I didn't get round to taking it off when I hung up my raincoat, and the idea of taking it off now feels chilly :-)