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Hairdressers, you make me curl up and dye.

February 15, 2011 By Ellen

When I was a child I used to wonder why you paid a hairdresser when essentially you gave them your hair. They swept it up and, as far as I could fathom, kept it. My understanding of crimpery hasn’t got any better over the years. Put it this way, I can’t work out why perms […]

Filed Under: Clairol, fashion, faux pas, hair, makes you wonder, perm

Child Benefit and Barbara Castle

October 6, 2010 By Ellen

Things I learned yesterday morning. Multi-tasking is sometimes strangely satisfying. I took my netbook to the hairdresser so I could work while being remodeled. No guilt whatsoever and the added bonus of not having to discuss my plans for the rest of the day or whether I have started getting ready for Christmas. Barbara Castle […]

Filed Under: Barbara Castle, child benefit, everymum, hair, other things I have learned, STV

The sun has got his hat on and his factor 50 and his sandals

April 20, 2010 By Ellen

OK, I’m done with dog poo – from a blog point of view – but it does herald the start of summer. I’ve also just seen in Glasgow Central Station a girl with short shorts and blue tinged legs crossing paths with a woman in a padded coat, woollen hat and gloves. That’s a pretty […]

Filed Under: dog poo., hair, holiday, spring

hairy question, fairy tales and a growth spurt

March 16, 2010 By Ellen

Things I’ve learned from my children today. There isn’t a right time for a baby’s first haircut. Boy Three has quite a lot of hair and some of it is rather long. It’s not well distributed, however, the long bits are around the front and the back is short and fluffy. Some of the strands […]

Filed Under: brother, grief, growth, hair, things I learned from my children today

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