We tend to see less of certain furry mammals in winter as hibernation occurs, the opposite applies to the common hot water bottle. It stays hidden in some dark corner of a cupboard until it feels the first sign of a chill. Then, voila! There it is at the bottom of the bed

Of course this is nonsense, but I just wanted to highlight that for most of us [hot water bottles are|a hot water bottle is an aesthetically-challenged object]. In fact I cannot remember the last time that I actually bought one. Probably it would have been a last-minute idea for my Gran’s Christmas present.

As a country we still appear to have an unbreakable link to them. Once we as a nation were ridiculed by a Hungarian born British author called George Mikes. He is quoted as saying “Continental people have sex lives, the English have hot water bottles”, in his funny book entitled ‘How to be an alien’. In a way, there may have been truth in the joke, especially thinking back to when the designs were dour and bland. A typical continental person’s view of the English and sex is probably reflected in these words.

Hold on a minute! Lots of things are different now. i wouldn’t have believed it, but these things are actually now considered to be ’sexy’? I found this site the other day that stocks styles and shapes that are quite different. If ever I was looking for something slightly quirky or different that couldn’t be found in the high street, this site would be the first place to look. They have everything here, from [a buddha statue|buddha statues|buddhas] to [retro telephones|retro phones], and most things in between!

For those concerned purely with the hot water bottles, my favourite was the ‘Giraffe cushion’. What i saw looked very comfortable and probably had therapeutic values, for those of us who suffer from lower back pain. For the environmentally conscious, they are also manufactured from recyclable material and are guaranteed not to fade.

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