A lot of times I ride a double decker bus, as I did today. Haven’t gone on top yet. The circular stairs are very narrow and I don’t know if my hips will fit. Plus, why would I take more stairs—on purpose? It seems all the teens go upstairs, and none of the old folks.
Went to Selfridge’s at the mall first off to buy my hair products. At home Aveda is only sold in salons. Here two rather upscale department stores carry the products. I asked if they had a salon as I needed a haircut. When I went there and looked at the prices, I gasped. Yes, I did. The cheapest haircut by a junior stylist was 48 pounds. That would $90 or so back home.
At home I pay $45 for a senior stylist. Stacy (whose mom is from Wales) is wonderful. The salon is Vici Capilli—Latin for Conquer the Hair. I know Milwaukee is no NY or LA (too many letters in the name for one thing), but I know I get a pretty expensive haircut for Wisconsin. Trying to save money in expensive UK, I went to a Regis in the mall. In the US, Regis is a franchise salon that I’ve only seen in malls. They do decent work, but thrive on walk-ins. I think the basic cuts are $15 or so. The Regis salons here are part of that chain too, I found out. So I thought I’d get a reasonably inexpensive cut today while I searched to find a regular stylist in the area. I got a junior stylist for 32 pounds. Yep, that’s 60 bucks or so. This place is so expensive. England, I mean. I didn’t find Wales to be exorbitant, aside from the dratted exchange rate. Andrew was nice though. A very young man, and a former drag queen and dancer, he has a lithe kind of unisex body. I could easily see him being a beautiful woman in a dance review. His dream? To go to America and be a star.
I walked around the mall and found a 99p store. So I stocked up on cotton wool (cotton balls), tissues, shower gel, and other household sundries. Luckily I had my daypack with me. Oh, I also went to the Disney Store. Found a Mulan dress for Kayla’s birthday in May. She’s been wanting one since before Christmas and the store in LA has been out of them. She’ll be so excited.
Writing on the bus—and just passed a huge pub called the Old Cock. No comment.
Took the bus back home and dropped off my purchases. Changed the laundry, then walked to Blockbuster to get two movies. I’d bought the tickets in advance, on sale, and when I walked outside I saw two other Blockbuster tickets laying on the ground in the rain. I picked them up and thought, Wow, I’m lucky. I can get four movies if I want. When I got to the store and opened my wallet, my original ones were gone. Turned out, I’d been the one who’d dropped the tickets outside the flat. Amazing. I am one lucky dame.
Talked to Jill and the kids this afternoon. It was fun. Hunter was so talkative. He said, “Hi, Gram.” “Love you.” “Balloon.” And “Yes.” He’s really getting talkative. Of course Kayla was very verbal as usual. Loved it.
Tonight I watched the Magdalene Sisters. A troubling movie that engrossed me. Tomorrow the choice is Calendar Girls with Helen Mirren. After I watched the movie, I enjoyed the first installment of a new reality show called Regency House Party. Ten young adults live as if in Regency times for eight weeks. Fascinating. The men loved it and the women were stifled by it—at least during the first week. Each young woman had a chaperone who tried to marry off their charge. I’ll look forward to seeing iit each week.
Almost bedtime. I washed my duvet cover and now have to try to stuff the duvet back in. Not my favorite part of the weekend. G’night.
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