We are heading into the first long weekend of the summer.
That means I have to make an appointment with an accupuncturist. I always wreck my back at the start of gardening season-lifting and spreading soil and mulch on flower beds. Since I’ve planted mostly perennials, the hard work is over quickly.
Once it warms up a bit, I will get flats of annuals and some tropicals for my pots. I have learnt to wait until night time lows top ten degrees so I don’t end up having to replace plants that easily catch cold.
I’ve taken a chance this year and bought a wisteria. I know…you have to wait years for them to bloom but I don’t want to move for years so this should be a decent investment. If anyone has advice on forcing wisteria to bloom, I’d appreciate it.
The downside of the summer is my hair. It’s fine and naturally curly and that means a constant battle with frizz. People who don’t have naturally curly hair insist I should let it go natural….I don’t want to look like Linc from the Mod Squad.
The good news is there is something called the permanent blow dry. I read about it in a British paper and it costs a whopping 400 bucks!
But if you figure out all the hours you would save fussing and fiddling and all the money you would save not having to buy anti-frizz products, it sounds like a bargain.
Besides, my accupuncturist says I suffer from Frizzer’s Elbow, that pain you get from having to spend an hour blow drying the back of your hair twice a week.
Who says “No pain, no gain”?
Happy Victoria Day
Mary Ellen Beninger
