Friday, May 29, 2009

Shaved heads and wind

Good morning Longwood!
The RMS arrived this morning – with it, a package we had ordered from the UK…but alas, the container wasn’t opened today, so we have to wait another day. We finished school early this morning, with time enough to fit in three haircuts before lunch. The boys wanted an all-over shave, so they are tennis-ball heads now. It’s not my preferred style on them but it doesn’t look bad, actually. It’s tradition to award lollipops after a haircut – stemming from when the boys were little and a lolli was what kept them still in the high chair while I barbershopped them (they didn’t seem to mind hair getting all over the sticky ball back then). Aaron enjoyed his on the garage roof. I was in town during the afternoon and saw that Market Street had been cordoned off to the public – I found out that heavy winds had blown a branch off a tree which had landed on a car, causing significant damage. The public works department is having to assess the many other trees in Jamestown for potential danger – with very strong winds forecast for the next 18 hours, things might happen! At least I’m forewarned not to wear my long denim skirt again tomorrow…it acts like a sail in these strong winds and makes walking very difficult indeed…

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