Haircut...FINALLY

By Elizabeth Prata

I finally got my hair cut! My last appointment was the day before the national emergency was declared. It had been 7 weeks since I'd gotten my hair cut and it was looking mighty ragged. But then I canceled it so as to comply with social distancing. And then the salons closed anyway. It has been an additional 7 weeks, and if I thought my hair was ragged after a mere 7 weeks, I didn't know ragged. It looks great now! It is such a relief to get it cut and looking good. Our hair goes a long way to making us feel either put together and clean, or raggy and unkempt.

The after shot:

I wasn't driving, I promise. I had stopped at the library on the off chance they were working and clearing out the return bins. I had a book to return. It wasn't open and the bin was shut up. Fines won't accrue, the note said. Okey dokey then.

I had only been "out" for half an hour. It felt too soon to go back home. But it was a work day and there were a few things I needed to do. I decided to take a little drive, 7 more miles up the road to the next town, before turning around to head home.

Here are some shots. It is a gray, drizzly, cool day. Cool today means about 55 degrees. With a rainy dampness, it feels colder. A nice day to do some things at home and then curl up when the work is done. With soup. Last night I'd made a soup of chicken, celery, corn, shrimp, Old Bay seasoning, broth, and some coconut milk. Yum.

But first, some pics:

A Carolina chickadee I think

The local nursing home

Have a nice weekend everyone!

Where do the buffalo roam?

In Comer, Georgia. This ranch has a herd of cows, a herd of goats, and, unbelievably, a herd of buffalo. They are rotated around, so I never know which herd I get to look at as I drive by on my way to the grocery store in Hull. The (large) grocery store is about 15-20 minutes away.

Most folks around here say they want to drive to where the stores are rather than ruin the rural character by having the convenience of the stores nearby. Each of the six towns in Madison County have their version of the Dollar Store and a small grocery store, and a few restaurants and gas stations. Enough is close by so you can scoot to the corner and get milk when you run out.

I admit, I don't mind driving the 15-20 minutes to the big grocery store once a week, because I'd rather see buffalo than neon.