A couple of updates from yesterday's blog.
Firstly and very sadly, I was right, it was an undertaker's van backed up to a (nice) neighbour's house, as he died at home yesterday at just 70 years old (nothing to do with Covid).
Secondly, and on a happier note - yay, my hair has been cut! No longer the shaggy sheep look, but back to something more normal for me. On arrival, you get to slather your hands with gel, so they are nice and sticky. Then you get to put on your drape yourself. Meanwhile everything the person before touched is being disinfected. Then the compulsory hair wash which isn't so bad with a mask on, but no back or scalp massages. Then the cutting, with the hairdresser wearing a mask and a face visor, so speech is muffled. Great care is taken around the ears so that your mask is not cut off by mistake. The biggest issue is if a bit of cut hair falls into your mask - that is a whole new form of torture and one the CIA will no doubt adopt, particularly if you then try to speak! So there we go - and I feel a lot better for it, especially once I was out of the salon and could get my hair lined mask off my face!
And then this evening, just before sitting down to type, we got the new abri roof up. The internal ties to the centre of the frame aren't tied yet, but as we aren't expecting a gale overnight, I'm not worried. The stripes work even though they aren't matched, and we have shade. This is important as it was humid and up to near 30ºC today. Nibbles has tested the shade for us and approved it.
Now to go and christen the shade with a suitable libation!
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