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Bolsters, Bedspreads and Old-Timey Ways
How many of you remember what a “bolster” is? Though virtually non-existent now, in the days before my youth no bed was considered made without one (at least in my Grandma's opinion). Back then regular sleeping pillows were never left out during the day, but were instead stowed away in the closet until bedtime. In their place resided a bolster or long, skinny, hard-as-a-rock pillow. The ones I remember belonging to Grandma were stuffed with real cotton batting and stretched the width of the bed. They were the quintessential accessory to any and all fluffy chenille bedspreads covered in huge pink roses and climbing vines. To finish making the bed, the bolster was plopped down across the vacated pillow place with the bedspread lapped over and down behind it, then tucked smoothly in under the front side. ...more>>
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