Tonight I sewed (badly) a napkin full of beans. Not magic beans – just regular beans…… with the magic ability to stay hot! We’ve used socks full of beans as foot warmers for going to bed (more on that later), but these are nice for putting over your shoulders or sitting on while watching t.v. Just nuke ’em for a minute or so, and you have nice, soothing heat. It’s stitched in a terrible grid, and I ran out of beans, so there’s no close-up shot.
Speaking of foot warmers, my super-gadgety bed is too efficient. Our bedroom is at about 63 degrees, so it’s awesome getting under the giant down comforter and getting toasty. However, at 3 a.m. I’m boiling. The mattress warmer is even on a timer so it shuts off at midnight. There’s just no pleasing me.