Flutterby™! : You don't get down off an elephant...

I'm a big fan of heavy blankets. I've said a couple of times that I'd love one of those radiation shield blankets that dentists use if they made 'em in comforter sizes. On last year's Thanksgiving trip we stayed at the Felton Crest Inn, where the comforter on the bed was amazing. We talked to Hanna (the proprietor) about it, and she mentioned that it was really a feather mattress cover. Well, yesterday we were in the store looking for a shower curtain and got our holiday gift to ourselves early this year.

It ain't cheap, especially once you add a duvet cover to protect it (we just went with cotton because we couldn't find the color we wanted), although it's actually cheaper than a good down comforter (this is mostly feathers, not down), but... Oh. My. I try not to be a size-queen, but that was 6 inches of weighty goodness that I won't be regretting any time soon. And there'll be no more "did you remember to turn down the heat?", because that's now a survival necessity. And all that weight is totally delicious.

Wow. I'll give an update once we've got more than a night under it (it might be too warm for this climate), but if you like heavy blankets this is way on the "highly recommended" list.