Ellie, 6 years old, is our star of the week this week. Her hair is very long and she mentioned that she wanted it cut. I put it to her: would she care to donate her hair to a charity? The charity is called The Little Princess Trust. They make wigs for children who have lost their hair due to cancer treatment. She was up for it.
Rachael at the 3MC Hairdressers at Bearsden Cross knew the procedure so we went along mid-week and had it cut. There is a strict criteria for submission, e.g. washed and over 12 inches in length. A plated 'rope' is made and I sent it off with the covering form which ensured that Ellie would be sent a special Thank You 'certificate'.
One good turn deserves another: While we were gathering our things to leave, (and getting Ellie to give us a twirl!) a lady who had been getting her hair done in an (socially distanced) adjacent chair, came over and asked us to accept her donation of £10.00 toward the charity! [which we did....!]
Since 2006, we’ve provided more than 8,000 wigs and have given grants totalling more than £7 million towards research projects focussed on finding more effective treatments for childhood cancers.
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Every Sunday evening this month we have managed to eat outside when Mairi and gang arrive. At this time we continue our Zoom chats (and/or a Quiz) with Alastair and Melanie and sometimes Indy.
The above photo I call my Side Salad. I planted lettuce seeds in various containers or in the ground. The containers did well in terms of lush growth but I am afraid to report that the little leaves were quite tasteless! So it's back to the crisp lettuces that I buy in the local supermarket!
While on that subject ... there is a current problem of shelves being empty in some shops. It is not panic buying; it is, apparently, a supply problem. Hauliers have been 'pinged' by the NHS Track and Trace app which says they have been in contact with a Covid infected person and therefore must isolate for 10 days. It has happened to so many people involved in various parts of the economy that there is talk of making some essential delivery people etc exempt.
On that exact subject ... I got chatting to a haulier who was sitting in his huge Tesco truck cab waiting for the delivery gate to open at the back of the store. He delivers out of a depot in central Scotland. He said the problem is not that drivers are off self-isolating, nor is it because many European drivers have gone back to their own country (due to Brexit), it is because of the exceptionally good weather; they are simply not turning up!
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