It’s all right, you can look – I’m not even going to mention You Know What ... well not until the end, anyway. Lily is poorly so we’re off to Cardiff today to give her some TLC. Looking after Lily means I won’t be a danger to myself in Cardiff, which is what happened a couple of weeks ago.I had a few minutes before I was due to meet Tom so thought I’d wander round the new John Lewis store to look at all the things I can’t afford. But before I got there, I noticed a bevy of gorgeous women offering some sort of beauty treatment. For someone who’s resisted all that stuff all their life (and it shows, dear reader), I’ve been slightly seduced by my ten pound manicure in New York so I decided to take a closer look.
‘You want eyebrows threaded?’ said one lovely lady. Did I? I’m pale-skinned with fine hair, not exactly a rain forest among women, yet when I took a close look at the rest of them with their perfectly-arched eyebrows, I had a real desire to be in the Beautiful Eyebrow Gang.
'I don’t think there’s much to work with, is there?’ I said.
‘Oh yes. Here, here, here and here.’ What? Had I developed a werewolf gene when I wasn’t looking? The first tweak wasn’t too bad, but as what felt like millions of tiny downy hairs rained down on me, it really began to sting. No wonder women all around me were getting up from their treatment with red eyebrows and streaming eyes!
Fortunately it was over with very quickly and I was looking forwards to seeing my beautiful new eyebrows when I heard my technician say, ‘And now I take out the greys!’ What greys? Okay there is a little patch, like a clump of daisies growing in the grass, where I tobogganed downstairs in a grocery box (not recently, I hasten to add) and went through a glass front door, splitting my eyebrow open, but I didn’t think it was a problem!
At last my eyebrows were deemed gorgeous enough for me to join the Beautiful Eyebrow Gang and I was shown the result. And I have to say my eyebrows have never looked so amazing – shaping two clumps of hair I’ve never even thought about before made a huge difference! Or so I thought, until I met Tom - who didn’t notice!
And finally...
To make up for boring the pants off everyone about Turning the Tide, I’m giving a copy away. Just use the contact button my website and I’ll stick the names on a piece of paper and get Tom to draw one at random at midday Sunday 13 June.
Painting is ‘Sea, Sky, Early Heather’ by Tom Tomos
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(oh, and how funny, flowerpot said Youch, too, but spelt it differently)
TTT is ordered and hopefully winging it's way to me as we speak. Huzzah!
As I am already a proud owner and current reader of TTT I won't click across.
CKx
PS To anyone thinking of reading TTT - DO! It's a lovely story.
Posie x
PS the book has arrived, just trying to quickly finish the book I am plodding through as I am really looking forward to reading it, plus the luxury of a new untouched paperback, such a change from the usual library books I seem to gather.
Posie x
FP, might not be quite so brave in future now I know how much it stings... but then the results were amazing!
Milla, yes, pity it isn't everlasting... although it's a good job some of my previous hair-dos haven't been everlasting.
Fennie, I don't think the public are too worried about me or my eyebrows, but it's kind of you to say.
Lane, thanks you for ordering TTT... I hope you enjoy it eeeek!
JJ, it seems that you are already in the Beautiful Eyebrow Gang!
Debs, that's what I thought... until they started!!
Sally, I could get used to having the works every six weeks but it's a 200 mile round trip to Cardiff. will refrain from making comments about what is de-rigueur way out west here in case someone throws slurry at me.
It is a bit strange, isn't it, Elizabethm?! Will have to tell SBS & Mountainear to get ready to save one of us if we meet up! And no, you can't get away with being fair - those eyebrow ladies will get you anyway!!
Pondside... but you'll start thinking about it now!
Captain Black... yes but you have now had a sneaky peep into the inner workings of one woman's thinking about her eyebrows so you are now ahead of the male pack!
HAH, in the end I was glad. They were still quite red and throbby at the time and I did wonder if I was startling the good folks of Cardiff. Falsely reassured by Tom not noticing.
Fran, don't worry; I was so blinded by tears I couldn't tell if anyone was watching or not.
Rosie - go on. Do it when he's asleep. At least he won't notice when he wakes up!
Kate - very wise! And thank you for being so kind about TTT!
Posie Rosie - so good to see you about again and thank you very much for supporting TTT. I do hope you enjoy it.
I have mine threaded (and the upper lip - oooo the involuntary tears for that!) - Threading is so much better for your skin than wax.