tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36822513.post2020295132212248178..comments2023-12-20T23:37:21.297+09:00Comments on Taniwa: BlanketsTanyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00858446371419879296noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36822513.post-21755815731687970332007-09-09T14:22:00.000+09:002007-09-09T14:22:00.000+09:00Oooh...those blankets look lovley. Reminds me, it&...Oooh...those blankets look lovley. Reminds me, it's almost time to take out my sheep skin. Similar to the blankets, you sleep on top of it -- warm, cozy, breaths, and oh so soft!atethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13563533672161608587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36822513.post-77845636230269885502007-09-05T07:26:00.000+09:002007-09-05T07:26:00.000+09:00The futons we slept on were just cheap foam. They...The futons we slept on were just cheap foam. They folded in thirds. Probaby not considered a true futon except in shape - I don't know. We had blankets like those you described though. We called them "mink" blankets although of course they were not mink. Felt that soft and snuggly. We brought the futons back with us and the dog chewed up the last one within the last 10 years. They were great for extra company.Hollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07867112701783092241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36822513.post-32375904985597885122007-09-05T04:24:00.000+09:002007-09-05T04:24:00.000+09:00Those furry, soft blankets look very luxurious ind...Those furry, soft blankets look very luxurious indeed. We use top sheets and shower in the morning here, just like Laurie Ann! If I ever go to Japan I will certainly look for one of those blankets!Mrs. Goodneedlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07453388163219666450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36822513.post-56325443271258892672007-09-05T00:32:00.000+09:002007-09-05T00:32:00.000+09:00Wow, I loved your post and find it fascinating how...Wow, I loved your post and find it fascinating how many folks don't use a top sheet. We shower in the morning and so it is nice to keep the blankets cleaner. But, very interesting!!! I love hearing how different cultures are everywhere. I can understand wanting to snuggle right up to those soft blankets. I'll have to get one if I ever go to Japan, or if my girls come back to visit some time!Laurie Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12230672100645122747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36822513.post-16483241827184926392007-09-05T00:03:00.000+09:002007-09-05T00:03:00.000+09:00We didn't use top sheets in Africa either. I ...We didn't use top sheets in Africa either. I don't use them here as a result, although when I have a guest I try to either add one or ask the guest.<br>If you take a shower before you go to sleep, the blanket isn't going to get very dirty anyway. <br>I have lots of top sheets in my closet that hardly get any use.Shelinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09870112367076954109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36822513.post-12688601305621518512007-09-04T21:35:00.000+09:002007-09-04T21:35:00.000+09:00I have used a buckwheat pillow for 20 years. Would...I have used a buckwheat pillow for 20 years. Wouldn't sleep on anything else. I got it for my neck & back problems. No problems since. When I see them, I buy them by the case 6 at a time under the brand Sobakowa. Martha Stewart once listed a place in San Francisco where you could buy the Soba hulls by the 50lb bag.The family made fun of my "crunchy" pillow but somehow they keep vanishing. They are much smaller than a standard pillow-sort of baby pillow-so I make pretty cotton cases for them.<br>We don't use top sheets either-we each have seasonal quilts-no fighting over covers or too hot or cold. Very peaceful.deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00495753587207547865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36822513.post-26912203124746918622007-09-04T20:17:00.000+09:002007-09-04T20:17:00.000+09:00We don't use a top sheet either... I have on o...We don't use a top sheet either... I have on occasion (out of guilt) tried to use it as a fitted sheet on the mattress, but I gave up on that... Maybe I will use it for a quilt back... (They are too densly woven for longarmers, but If I ever get compitent on my DSM...)The Calico Cathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06319271181930512880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36822513.post-43371620700943353842007-09-04T17:06:00.000+09:002007-09-04T17:06:00.000+09:00Don't like the sound of that buckwheat husk pi...Don't like the sound of that buckwheat husk pillow - I'd go with the feather one tooanne bebbingtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08352283065863856112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36822513.post-88540653450017425992007-09-04T15:16:00.000+09:002007-09-04T15:16:00.000+09:00I had a buckwheat pillow for years and years, it w...I had a buckwheat pillow for years and years, it was the only thing that stopped my neck aching. I would wake up every morning with a migraine if I didn't use it. Alas, it disintegrated finally, more like a buckwheat dust pillow and I had to throw it away. If I ever see another one I will buy it in a flash.kerynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04582879782723937419noreply@blogger.com