Iāve only got my collies here to let me know how itās goingā¦.
If I ever cough or get a sneezing attack for whatever reason they gather round me looking all concernedā¦.my pupster puts his front feet on my thigh and stares intently into my faceā¦.I have to put my arm round him and give him a love and he leans into me or puts his paws on my shoulders in a hugā¦.I have to consciously not sneeze again so I donāt break the moment lol
Thatās also part of my developing breathing technique
Trying to adapt to retuning home from the balmy Charente: base layer of long sleeved thermal sports T-shirt, then polo-necked T-shirt, then gilet, and topped by a cardigan. Nice and warm!
You are talking about the country which according to the Conservatory is so much warmer than SW England that pensioners donāt need the Winter Fuel Payment?
Ah ā¦ butā¦ Guadeloupe and Reunion and Martinique and places like that are all part of āFranceā - that brings the temperature up nicely Perhaps some big fans across the Atlantic and Pacific could distribute the heat across the various parts of France?
This is a bit tongue in cheek, but when I stretch out in the evenings on the settee, two cats immediately latch onto me, like limpets, to my chest & midriff. Then two more spread themselves across my legs. No room for any more.
Amazing how much heat they give out. High body temperature. No need for central heating when Iām stretched out!
Gets a bit annoying sometimes, but they like my warmth as much as I appreciate theirs.
Bedroom is completely unheated, canāt sleep in a warm room. Feel real cosy once under the bedclothes even on cold nights. But will put a blanket over the duvet when itās icy.
How is it that I can sit indoors comfortably, temperature 20Ā°C to 22Ā°C ā no heating - wearing t-shirt shorts and sandals during summer, but not in winter when the temperature indoors is still 20Ā°C to 22Ā°C from central heating.
The air that surrounds me is the same temperature in winter or summer but I have to wrap up warm in winter.
Is it cold air radiation from outside, or what? Donāt understand the mechanics.
I think its to do with actually going outside into the cold and then back into what is a relatively warm house you were in previously in your shorts etc. I found the opposite in my house this summer which was cooled by the AC but once I went outside even for a few minutes in 38Ā°C plus most days and then came back in, I was immediately glad of the AC. Its still pretty hot here currently so no heating needed and its impossible to sleep with the windows shut in the bedroom too. I came out into the lounge/diner this morning at 7am and the temperature was reading 22Ā°C and that is with having the windows in both bathrooms and my bedroomdoor open all night. Hope it dosnāt get too cold over the winter and I shall be better off than previously living up north.
Donāt think those suggestions are right, both, thanks. Iāve wondered about this for years.
As an example, I can sit at my computer indoors, for hours, naked, in summer, with the thermometer next to me at 22Ā°C, while outside itās 30Ā°C. I donāt but could.
But even though the thermometer next to me in winter shows 22Ā°C I need warm clothes.
My backup heating is a gas heater when electric central heating isnāt enough, or when my central heating electricity is cut off. I have an arrangement where I lose the central heating for about 30 days (not consecutively) during 6 months of winter, for a lower tariff throughout the year.
But Iām giving up gas.
So, am looking for a cotton & wool tracksuit for indoors + plus a woolly hat, hoodie & scarf & ski underwear for the iciest of indoor days. That might just do it!
Indeed it does, if its a ceramic tiled floor un-insulated then feet get cold, calves get cold and send a message that you feel cold even when upper body is warm. Underfloor heating at even a low levels sends a warm message to the brain saying you are comfortable.
Put your feet on a warm hot water bottle as an experiment.
Perhaps some big fans across the Atlantic and Pacific could distribute the heat across the various parts of France? 
