I am going to make more stews in the winter as i can make that last a couple of days as i put in everything, carrots, onions, parsnips, celery, peas, pearl barley, butter beans a teaspoon of mild curry powder for flavour and a packet of soup to thicken it, during the morning will go to the range or the brunel centre and make a cup of coffee last a long time so i will be sitting in the warmth, after lunch will curl up in a chair wrapped up in an old duvet, then go to bed early and snuggle up with the dogs and the kindle and take a flask of hot tea or coffee with me as well and shop around for the food for where i can get the best value and as i have a bus pass won't cost the earth in fares I already use the low wattage bnlbs, and we had cavity insulation put in a few years ago and the loft insulation is upto date i get my house insurance cheaper through my pensions dept from where i used to work as they negotiated cheap rates for us so am lucky there