Tl;dr: The cotton ones felt like sandpaper; I had come to prefer the beech sheets, but am down to one (combined) set, using the clips in question to keep the other top sheet down as it serves as the bottom sheet.
What is a “beech sheet”? I assume it’s not a sheet made of beech pulp.
Huh, it is. It’s a brand name of Modal, which is a man-made fiber that is made from cellulose in wood, and is marketed as made from beech wood.
Today i learned.
There are other modal fabrics on the market. I see a lot of companies offering sheets made of it. I suspect it doesn’t matter much to the final product what the source of cellulose is, although bamboo has a lot of silica and maybe taxes if that remain in the fabric. Try buying a few pillowcases, or baby sheets, whatever is cheapest, and see if you can find one you like.
The movie, sure. But the book (by Anne Fine) is actually really excellent, although I think it’s out of print. It’s set in Britain, and is a good deal darker than Robin Williams’s portrayal.
Well, no, because I ALSO insist on making a little pocket for my feet out of the bottom of the duvet cover, which I alternately create and abandon for fresh air all night long. Mr. Mallard is basically a saint because I’m an extremely peculiar and restless sleeper. If I were married to me, I’d insist on separate beds.
Ah, well, I didn’t know there was a book, and for me, a very little bit of Robin Williams goes a very long way.
I had read it before the movie was a thing. It’s called Alias Madame Doubtfire (1987), which Wikipedia now informs me is just the US title. I recommend it.
At Amazon, I see prices for the mass-market paperback movie tie-in, used, bottoming out at $7.53. Given my current reading backlog, I’ll have to think about that, but I’m interested.
This time of year the top sheet is my blanket…if I use that much. I do have two blankets, a spring/fall one & one that’s a bit heavier for winter use. Don’t use a quilt/comforter, ever.
Downhill from here depends upon the context. Hiking down can be tougher than going up.
Which direction is “horizontal”. Folding it on the long axis or the short axis?
If vertical is “First fold is vertical/lengthwise” then horizontal would be along the short axis / to make it more like a square.
That is how I answered it, but I did have to think about it.
It’s not obvious to me which was is “lengthwise”. But “along the short axis, to make it more like a square” is unambiguous.
I fold towels along the long axis, then roll them.
You and I are in the extreme minority on this opinion. I almost always catch some grief any time I verbalize it.
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Watches:
I am older than 50 (older than 60, actually) and I feel naked without one.
Me too. 58 and always wear one unless it’s charging.
Couldn’t vote in the towel folding one, because it depends on the dimensions of the space I’ll be storing that towel.
You are not alone.
One of my family members whom I saw on a regular-ish basis (now departed), was a huge Robin Williams fan. Whenever his name came up in conversation, I just smiled and nodded. She was also a huge Stephen King fan. I found that more palatable.