Hair Styling, Olives, Letters, Dry Cleaning, and Tomatoes

Good morning,

My daughter, my son's two daughters, and I sure had fun getting our hair styled recently.  Back in the old days we called this getting our hair cut, but this was surely much more special than a haircut.

First was my turn, but since I own the camera and it was in my purse, I didn't get any pictures.  I had about 2.5 inches cut and special styling so my hair can be in a pony tail for gardening or walking the deck of a ship - or - gently curled for more formal events.


Next, nine year old Katie had her hair "shaped."  Katie didn't want to lose any length, but needed shaping and trimming.  That's what I love about our stylist:  she takes the time to ask how we would like our hair styled and does it!  We all have horror stories of getting something totally different from that we request at the style salon.

Our stylist, Robin Volkman of Salon Concepts in West Chester, Ohio, has been the only person to style my hair and my daughter's hair for quite a few years now. We have followed her from shop to shop until Robin went into business for herself.  Each time she moved she moved further from where we live, but it is worth it to seek her out.  

Katie's hair has been styled and it's soon big sister Anna's turn.  Katie warns against having too much cut!

But first, Aunt Catherine is in the chair.  That's Anna on the right trying to decide just how much of her locks to lose.

Now Anna is in the chair.  She had approximately 8 " cut off the length and bangs carefully styled to fall perfectly to the side.

The really cool thing is that our hair was swept up and put in a box of hair being collected to send to the gulf oil spill.  The hair is used as packing in booms to corral and absorb oil.

The rest of that title up there has to do with the rest of our day:  lunch at Olive Garden, a trip to the Post Office, dry cleaners, and grocery shopping.  It sure was a fun day for the four of us.

I feel so fortunate to have such a lovely family with whom to have such fun times.

Very best,
Lois

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Remington H-2050 T-Studio Ceramic Heated Clip Hair Rollers with Tourmaline

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