
It has been strange weather today with a background of rumbling noise. Three thunderstorms have passed through but did not stay very long, although we did get a sprinkling of water over the garden which will save me some bother this evening. It is still being noisy but what happens during the night does not bother me.
Otherwise I was busy with myself today.

The day began with this, my miserable self.

And in the late afternoon it was this. Yes I visited my friend, the hair thief, and in half an hour this was all that was left. I tried my experiment with long hair, but in this hot weather it was not ideal. I was having problems with washing it and I eventually decided that long grey hair is not exactly the best for a golden oldie like myself. I now feel like a new person and can breathe again. I sent a photo to Mr. Swiss in his golden oldie retreat and he also gave his approval.

I do not think I will bother with that experiment again.

I was also occupied with this strange object on my wrist. Perhaps some of you know what it is. It looks like a watch and I wear it day and night. It is a precaution for me if I have an accident, having MS. If anything happens I can press the blue field and it sends automatically a signal to a centre where they contact me to see what has happened.

I then have contact with the headquarters and over this loudspeaker can talk to them. I have used it twice so far. My problem is if I fall I cannot get up again and if I am alone at home, which is now often the case I can inform what has happened and within 10-15 minutes someone arrives at my home. I have a spare key in my letter box outside which is in a locked safety compartment and these people know how to release the key if necessary. The problem is where to have the box. I am sometimes in the kitchen or the living room and the apartment is too big to have it in the bedroom. Accidents happen always in the wrong places. Anyhow I contacted them today and asked if it would matter if I shifted the alarm to different rooms during the day. They said it would be OK, as long as I did not break the contact for more than an hour. I am glad as I now have it next to the kitchen door in the living room where I spend most of the time. This system is now quite common in Europe and I often see people, usually golden oldies like myself, with such an alarm watch on their wrist. I have to pay a monthly fee for it, but it is worth it.
And that is today’s excitement. Of course I visited Mr. Swiss also during the afternoon for an hour as well. And now for a relaxing evening with my new lighter head.

And yes we had clouds again in the sky today.
This weather is worldwide. If you see an international weather map, it looks like the northern hemisphere is boiling — which might not be too far from the truth!
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Today we had storms and at last it had cooled down this evening.
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You look younger, and happier with your hair short. 😀 😀
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I feel a lot better. My long hair was a result of the Covid lockdown an d I didn’t visit the hairdresser for Two years, but now I have decided that at my age the days of long hair are over
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I thought your long hair was very pretty, but comfort is what matters. You look cool and comfortable in your new ‘do.
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I feel a lot better. I was having problems with washing my hair and my scalp was getting irritated. Long hair is for me a problem.
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I also grew my hair long during lock-down, and so far it’s still long! Not quite sure what to do with it next… 🙂
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My hair problem is now solved au I will keep it short.
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the watch this is good. My Apple Watch does some of the same things since I have fallen a few times for no known reason and I’m almost always alone.
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Falling is a problem for me. This watch is actually a transmitter and connected to the helpline.
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Very good. ❤
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I agree with you. Long grey hair is not a good look for me either and thick hair like mine makes my head hot so I always get it cut very short for summer. I’m not getting to the hairdresser as often as I would like so at present my hair is rather longer than I would like but it is winter here so OK for now.
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My hair is not so thick and it is really better to keep it short.I am lucky that my hairdresser is a neighbour. She has a saloon but difficult for me with my handicap. For this reasonshe has a few customers like myself that she does it at home where she has everything organised.
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OH! That is a surprise! Hang on while I find something silly.
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https://tonytomeo.com/2018/06/23/summer-deciduous/
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You do look relaxed after the haircut 🙂 Those precautions are good. It is nice you can have them. Please do convey mu regards to Me Swiss. Regards, Lakshmi
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It was a bit too much with the hot weather we have at the moment. Mr. Swiss says thankyou.
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