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Today’s title comes from something once said to me by my all time favourite plumber; Wilson Richards of Lunenburg, Nova Scotia: “I don’t get why people want a canopy over their bed. I have a can o’ pee under mine.”

As an only slightly related aside, there’s also this from the Helm Forge blog on the subject of the perils and pitfalls of pronouncing pecan: “Real Texans know that it’s pronounced puh-KAHN. A PEE-can is something that goes under the bed and empties out the winder.”

But as usual, I digress.

Bedroom tents helping South Koreans keep warm this winter is the title of an article by Scott R. Dixon that was published on the Rocket News 24 website earlier this week, and unless stated otherwise, is the source of images that appear here. It speaks to strategies for keeping warm in a country that understands Winter is coming, and sources of energy that don’t come from the body heat of living things must be considered both finite, and beyond the control of the individual.

This isn’t a new idea. In the days before central heating, a heavily draped bed was a solution to getting through many a long winter’s night, and considering that sex is a marvelous way to generate heat, their existence is probably one reason we’re all here today.

That, and the wondrous opportunities for entertainment afforded by the four stout corner posts that support your canopy. Yes, I know there’s no canopy here, but with a little imagination, you’ll see the possibilities for generating heat (and no small amount of noise) are … boundless! (Source: http://www.teamhomemissions.com/bedroom-ideas-canopy-bed-for-simple-and-romantic-design.html)

Aside from creating a cocoon of warmth, a roof over your head that’s under the actual roof also keeps slip footed members of the Insects and Arachnids that hunt your ceiling at night, plaster dust, and assorted mung, from dropping into your gaping maw as you snore your way to morning.

We’ll be investigating this and related ideas in future Winter articles here as we make our way to spring. In the mean time, sleep tight.