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Lyn W

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So, here's a couple of "befores":

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And here's a couple of "afters":

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Most of that hair in the waste basket is brown. Looks like all I have left now is white/grey. I'm totally happy with the result. I don't know why on earth I ever tried to allow it to grow.
Wow that's a great job!
Not like a madwoman at all!!!
In fact I'd say that's a better job than my hairdresser does for me!
 

Lyn W

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Yes, I know, like a broken record, but we are literally baking hot here in the East Coast, with “feels like” temperatures in the 110’sF!

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A few of us hit the water again early to get our paddling in before the oppressive mid-day heat.


Looking East out over the Chesapeake Bay toward Maryland’s Eastern Shore
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Lunch and Swim Spot
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It looks cooler on the water even if it doesn't feel like it.
 

JoesMum

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So, here's a couple of "befores":

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And here's a couple of "afters":

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Most of that hair in the waste basket is brown. Looks like all I have left now is white/grey. I'm totally happy with the result. I don't know why on earth I ever tried to allow it to grow.

Ooh I like the after. You have done a good job there! I wouldn’t risk it with my own hair. My hair is so thick that I have to have it thinned every 6 weeks. If I tried to cut it then it would probably grow straight out and look like I had been electrocuted [emoji23]
 

EllieMay

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So, here's a couple of "befores":

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And here's a couple of "afters":

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Most of that hair in the waste basket is brown. Looks like all I have left now is white/grey. I'm totally happy with the result. I don't know why on earth I ever tried to allow it to grow.

Well you were right! The short is much more flattering on you ... AND you did a great job with the cut... I really am jealous:) LOL!
 

Cathie G

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I just grab a handful and whack it off with the scissors. Well, it may be a bit more scientific than that. I part off a small section, measure appx how far I want the end product to be from my scalp and cut with the scissors. I make it all the same length all over my whole head. And, yes. . . I probably do look like a mad woman, but that's pretty much my normal look anyway!
I lucked out the other day. It took only 2 whacks with scissors. Same length all over and probably look like a mad woman too.
 

EllieMay

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This is my new enrichment project for Toretto. It took me a lot longer than it would normally just to get the basics done but it’s serviceable now. Toretto has been laying under his ramp in the dirt to escape the heat but he’s getting too big to fit there much longer.....so I put this in a pretty shady spot and added some dirt. It’s 30” diameter so he should not outgrow it! I’m not sure how I’m going to finish it yet.

I think I need to plant something to “brush” it in that will flourish year round.. but what??
 

Ben02

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This is my new enrichment project for Toretto. It took me a lot longer than it would normally just to get the basics done but it’s serviceable now. Toretto has been laying under his ramp in the dirt to escape the heat but he’s getting too big to fit there much longer.....so I put this in a pretty shady spot and added some dirt. It’s 30” diameter so he should not outgrow it! I’m not sure how I’m going to finish it yet.

I think I need to plant something to “brush” it in that will flourish year round.. but what??
There seems to be some kind of creature in the tortoise hide;)
 

Professor Brenda

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Well, I've fed, watered and cleaned up after the tortoises, watered the plants and picked up after Misty. Now I'm going to cut my hair and wash it. I think I'll get some pictures. I've been letting it grow because I THOUGHT I wanted a long pony tail from the nape of my neck. But every time I look in the mirror I think, "my goodness, this hair style makes you look old!" So back to short hair it is. Yes, I'm old, but I don't necessarily have to look THAT old!!!

I agree, I can be old but don't have to look like it. I still refuse to let the gray take over. Happy Monday morning. God bless you all.
 

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This is my new enrichment project for Toretto. It took me a lot longer than it would normally just to get the basics done but it’s serviceable now. Toretto has been laying under his ramp in the dirt to escape the heat but he’s getting too big to fit there much longer.....so I put this in a pretty shady spot and added some dirt. It’s 30” diameter so he should not outgrow it! I’m not sure how I’m going to finish it yet.

I think I need to plant something to “brush” it in that will flourish year round.. but what??
I love using old palm fronds. They usually last the whole summer. And tortoises seem to like having something rub their back as they enter the space. Figure out a way to attach the fronds over the top and hanging down over the opening.
 
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