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Some comforting thoughts for bedtime

Susan Fowler, owner of Down to Basics, says a good down comforter can be expensive, but it's an investment worth making: 'You're in bed so many hours.' Susan Fowler, owner of Down to Basics, says a good down comforter can be expensive, but it's an investment worth making: "You're in bed so many hours." (Suzanne Kreiter/Globe staff)
By Emily Shartin
Globe Correspondent / February 18, 2007

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One of Susan Fowler's key memories of a trip to Europe 25 years ago was the down comforter she slept under at a house in Switzerland. Unlike the quilts in America, which tended to be flat, this one was light and airy and puffed up around her. (Full article: 572 words)

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