On New Years Eve, I was home alone and wanting to do something different so I dyed my hair pink. A couple of days later I was at the butchers and the butcher said to me "You're looking *teeny pause* very original today" In the same moment that I smiled and said "Thanks!" I realised it maybe wasn't meant entirely as a compliment.
"Will it last all year?"
I assured him I am much too lazy for it to last much more than a week.
I handed him his money and as he gave me change, he clasped my hand with both of his and wished me a Happy New Year.
And for just that brief moment I felt oddly cherished by an almost stranger.
The photo is over a year old and my haircut is different now but this is the colour.
"Teeny pause"? Buy more meat! Maybe he could cherish you!
ReplyDeletehaha! I don't buy enough to make any difference at all but I've been a customer there since before he owned the business
DeleteI meant buy more often. You can buy just a bit each time.
DeleteWe need a picture of your pink hair. The other day, I told Tommy I wanted to color my hair pink.
ReplyDeleteIt's nearly washed out now but it was a bit of fun :)
DeleteI think you look great in the pink! Very subtle. I do a pink rinse every now and then - I always get compliments.
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Lovely to see you here, Ms Scarlet! Pink hair is a tonal match to your name!
DeleteFeeling cherished is always a plus. And I hope you feel 'in the pink' all year.
ReplyDeleteI see what you did there!
DeleteIt was a lovely moment and I wrote it here so I would remember. You should tell us some of yours, Andrew
ReplyDeleteMaybe he was looking for a ‘long term’ relationship (a year at least)
ReplyDeleteMaybe 😀
DeleteI thought I would never have dyed my hair... except my dark brown hair started going grey only in streaks. So during the years while my hair was going fully grey, I too dyed my hair regularly. Now it is 100% grey, so I add nothing 👋
ReplyDeleteI dyed my greying hair for 10 years but I never did a great job.it looked much better when I just let it go salt and pepper
DeleteI love that moment of yours Kylie, it's so uplifting when we connect however briefly with someone.
ReplyDeleteXO
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It gave me such a boost
DeleteWhat does teeny pause mean? Will what last all year?
ReplyDeleteThe pause was considering what to say.
DeleteThe pink colour won't last but he was asking if it would
Well I certainly won't be dying my hair pink - or any other colours for that matter. For all there is of it probably no one would notice anyway.
ReplyDeleteYou don't strike me as the kind of man to have coloured hair!
DeleteHow about a much darker pink? But who am I to say. It's not my hair and besides I'm just a big mouth.
ReplyDeleteMy hair doesn't absorb the colour well so it's challenging to get it darker and I don't want to pay a hairdresser but I reallky like your thinking!
DeleteNot a big mouth, Red. Far from it
"Very original", that's a nice ambiguous phrase, isn't it? And yes, it's nice to feel cherished by a total stranger.
ReplyDeleteVery ambiguous! but he's entitled to an opinion
DeleteI am so sorry to self-advertise, but my latest post is called "Migrants welcome to Australia - Bonegilla". My bloody blog is still showing my last post :(
ReplyDeleteImmigration is still an important issue today.
Hi hels,
DeleteI'll get there eventually. And yes , while there are people there will be immigration and it's important
That doesn't look very pink. I have seen pinker.....
ReplyDeleteYes it was a bit faded here. Thank you for visiting 😊 ☺️
DeleteYou should be grateful that Tom the Butcher didn't get out his chopper when he saw you.
ReplyDeletehe might have: what does a chopper look like?
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