By Katie Laughridge
From Tribune News Service
As I was lounging around my home the other day (I use the word lounging very loosely as I am on maternity leave and completely at the beck and call of my new little family member), I found my mind wandering. A wandering mind is not out of the norm for me with my new mommy brain in full force. However, this time I found myself getting fixated on my many throw pillows throughout the house.
As with much of décor, pillows, too, are thought to have originated in Africa and Asia, although they are nothing like the down filled treasures we know and love today. (Provided photo/TNS)
This is probably in part to a recent social media post that featured my home on which I had noticed a comment about how my guests wouldn’t even have a place to sit when they came over, and all I could think about was thank goodness this person hasn’t seen my bedroom pillow collection (my next thought was I wonder if my husband created this account to comment on our pillows – it sounded suspiciously like him)! It reminds me of the advice you hear about putting all your accessories on for the day and removing one for the perfect amount, except with pillows I put them all on and add two more. While I won’t be reducing my fluffy collection anytime soon, it did lead me down a discovery path on where the precious pillow originated and why I think know I need them around.
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