My friend J took me to a different kind of Fair today - no antiques, but oodles of stuff for homes and gardens. The shoppers belonged to quite a small demographic - middle-aged and a bit older, comfortably off, mostly ladies who lunch.
We should have been looking at these...
...and these...
...and maybe a present for the grandchildren.
But something distracted J - why were there so many blondes around?
I gently explained that there comes a time in these women's lives when they have to choose - little grey mouse or elegant woman who's still got IT (a darker hue would be unthinkable - black smacks of fortune-telling or worse!) Of course dear J was puzzled. She's used to being a rarity - a natural blonde, even now that she's "of a certain age".
J in her natural habitat - and natural hair colour.
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I love the observation about blondes of a certain age. As my hair grows back after the chemo.... I have some decsions to make ! At the moment I am so delighted just to have hair again that I don't care what colour it is....but I know, I shall be wanting to do something with it as soon as it is more than a Sinead O'Connor covering.
ReplyDeleteThat fair looks fascinating...love the children's clothes. Jx
I hope you stay with red - it's my favourite. A friend of mine's hair grew back with wonderful curls - she's going with blonde/grey and it looks great.
DeleteThey used to be known as 'ladies who lunch' perhaps they should be renamed 'ladies who bleach'. J has lovely hair and that artichoke is fattening up a treat.
ReplyDeleteShe has golden hair AND green fingers!
DeleteI once saw a TV interview of Glenys Kinnock when she was in her 50s and had (I think ) just become an MEP. When the interviewer remarked on her newly lightened hair, she answered, "I've become prematurely blonde!"
ReplyDeleteMe too!
(And about those lovely quilTs from Forever England - see the first pic on my blog of 12 June - taken outside our local branch!)Cx
Oh yes! It's the first time I've encountered Forever England.
DeleteI'm a big fan of Glenys - so stylish and intelligent, despite now being a blonde!
What an interesting post. It reminded me of one occasion at a talk I gave at a WI meeting. After my talks people come up for a chat and a look at my photographs. Two women were looking at a photograph of me on Masterchef, one turned to the other and said 'Look at her hair, it was blonde then and its grey now!' It made me smile, the reason being, I was attempting to hide the grey. Needless to say, that little cameo was incorporated into future talks, with the added words 'I've got natural highlights now and save a fortune on hairdressing!' Now my head boasts... Fifty shades of grey, and you know something Nilly I'm happy.
ReplyDeleteThat last photo is a total knockout, you must present her with it. I think that's how photographs should be taken, it's far more representative of the person, than stood smiling at the camera!
Love those rugs.
LLX
My friend 's blonde colour hasn't faded at all, despite her being a little bit older than us.
DeleteIt's not fair!
Well, it is...
Interestingly, living in a Mediterranean country, most women seem to have their hair dyed black as they get older - awful, I know, but I really don't see many grey heads around here. I have an English friend who has light brown hair with sprinklings of grey but wants blonde highlights and the hairdressers always want to dye HER hair black! Bizarre.
ReplyDeleteI think your fair looks delightful - and your fair haired friend does too.
Axxx
Ahem - I'm afraid I go for the dark brown fortune-teller look. When you've had a very definite hair colour it's very hard to let go of it! It feels like part of your personality.
DeleteI'm making a lonely stand for grey hair, but perhaps it's because I'm lazy and the constant touch-up on the roots sounds like hard work - and the chemicals, ladies, the chemicals!
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