FFB, I hope you're having at least a tolerable day at payroll. (Id like to wish you a good day, of course, but that might be too unrealistic!)
Sweet dreams, Dogged!
Bama, I'm not really qualified to make recommendations for winter underwear either, as although London is more or less on the same latitude as Alaska, due to the Gulf Stream we have much milder temperatures (lots of rain instead of snow, although further north does get a lot.more.snow). But I do have some very good thermal vests - they're made of some kind of microfibre and have a long sleeved version as well as traditional vest! The key, I think, is layering, although I'm sure people like Gma, who regularly experience Extreme Cold, will be able to give .uch better advice.
It's been a productive morning. MJ has been and fixed the cabinet, and we had a long chat (and lots of measuring!) about my plans for the kitchen cupboard. Freddie had to be removed first, of course, from his perch on the worktop! It's not souch that he would definitely swipe, it's just that I can't guarantee he wouldn't.
. MJ is thrilled to have something to really get his teeth into, and that needs thinking about, especially as it's an indoor job. ( He used to fix military helicopters, so has a wide variety of skills.) Much of his work is outside, which, of course is on hold ATM - he said to me today that he needs to build up the indoor side of his business, so he's not reliant on the weather so much. He's hoping to come and do the job on Thursday of next week, so long as he can get all the parts he needs . ( We agreed he would do the buying of doors etc, as that way we stand a much better chance of them being the right size!)DF CW 's kitchen engineers arrived, and I got them settled in, and,.once MJ had gone I decided to walk to the pharmacy to pick up my prescription, as the rain had eased.
Having lunch now, then I think I'll make a start on cleaning the kitchen.
Sometimes, I wear fleecy pants under my ski pants. Those are much warmer. As kitkat said, Gma might have some good ideas. Dh has fleece-lined jeans which he says are very warm. They're more bulky, obviously, but he's slim and trim and doesn't care. On my top, I never wear long underwear; in extreme cold, I have a small collection of thick 100% wool (not cashmere) sweaters that I wear layered with mock turtle necks that are a blend, I think. 
I hope payroll is going well.
I was also encouraged when I read a somewhat reactionary but wise saying: "Just because the space exists, doesn't mean you *have* to use it!" More mundanely, I'm hoping that this will mean that my days of crawling the floor to get something out that's right at the back of the cupboard are over! 
