Cutting It

Today was all about cutting things.

I started bright and early this morning with cutting the grass front and back.  This time it was a relative pleasure to cut - not too long and nice and dry.  And, as always, it remains a huge pleasure to be able to empty the clippings straight into the wheelie bin and not f*rt about stuffing it in silly little 'soya' plastic bags.  As the grass cutting itself had been so easy I decided to get out the clippers and start chopping down the grass the mower can't get to - round the edges of the lawn and the base of the fruit trees.  They were only cheapie clippers that I got from Aldi a few weeks ago but they really do the job well and it makes a huge difference to get the grass cut right to the edges.  So now the garden is looking neat and tidy before the next lot of rain arrives tomorrow.

This afternoon I went to the hairdressers to get my hair cut.  I phoned for an appointment yesterday morning thinking I'd have no problem asking for a time during Tuesday morning - what with it being early in the week and the impact of the credit crunch.  Ha, I was wrong there - the earliest appointment they could give me was 1.45 pm.  I don't go to have my hair cut all that often - once every two months or so (I usually have to resort to hacking at my fringe myself in between appointments), as at £22.50 each visit I'm too 'frugal' to go too often.  They always make a nice job of it and I come out feeling much better when I've been 'shorn'.

I also got round to cutting up a few more vintage pillowcases to make four more pillowcase book bags.  I'm not sure when I'll actually sew them up, but the measuring and cutting and ironing the material seems to take longer than the actual sewing.

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[The Shopping Sherpa]

Here in Australia most hairdressers will do your fringe trim for free if you usually get your hair cut with them. You might want to check to see if your hairdresser will do the same...