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Dear The Weather,<\/em><\/p>\n This wasn\u2019t what we\u2019d agreed upon. Sort it out.<\/em><\/p>\n Yours,<\/em><\/p>\n Penny<\/em><\/p>\n ***<\/p>\n It has gone a bit autumn-like rather early this year, hasn\u2019t it? While I\u2019m hoping for an Indian summer revival it\u2019s probably best to prepare for the worst, so here are five thrifty things I\u2019ll be doing this week:<\/p>\n 1. Getting up on a ladder and making sure the gutters are clear, and that there are no loose tiles on the roof. Could prevent lots of expensive water damage later.<\/p>\n 2. Having a quick look at the double glazing, filling small gaps around windows, and checking the loft insulation, to save energy.<\/p>\n 3. Reviewing the household energy tariffs to make sure we\u2019re getting the least-bad deal. I say least-bad because I suspect there’s more going on than market forces with some of these price rises, but I digress.<\/p>\n 4. Washing stored woollies and making sure they don\u2019t need darning, and getting shoes and boots re-heeled before they reach the stage of no repair. Go and have a look at The Lean Times for some top Autumn fashion tips too if you have a moment.<\/p>\n 5. Doing some winter planting and suchlike for the vegetable garden. Separate blog entry, that one.<\/p>\n And if you\u2019re feeling blue or stricken by the mean reds, or even have the murky purples (both together) then here are five things to have happy thoughts about:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n What else will you be doing to get ready for the colder months, and what are you looking forward to?<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" *** Dear The Weather, This wasn\u2019t what we\u2019d agreed upon. Sort it out. Yours, Penny *** It has gone a bit autumn-like rather early this year, hasn\u2019t it? While I\u2019m hoping for an Indian summer revival it\u2019s probably best to prepare for the worst, so here are five thrifty things I\u2019ll be doing this week:…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_kadence_starter_templates_imported_post":false,"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1561","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-thrifty-living"],"yoast_head":"\n\n