Hot Water Bottles

Remember hot water bottles? When I was small it surfaced at our home in the winter about the time the flu was making it’s rounds. Ours was off white, made of rubber, and I faintly remember something to do with a pig. I have no idea what happened to it, but I imagine it fell out of favor when the electric heating pad came on the scene. Hence, my surprise when I stumbled on the extensive collection of hot water bottles at Tokyu Hands. Options on the left, on the right, in front, and behind the row in front. Some plain, some cute, but all cuddly. I opted for the original fashy® with the 100% cotton knit washable cover. Now, in the last few days as Roo’s battling the fever and chills he’s requesting “the hot bottle”. I wonder, does it take less energy to boil a pot of water or to run an electric heating pad? Who knows, maybe Americans will resurrect the hot water bottle as a way to “go green”. Obviously they haven’t fallen from favor in Japan.