Significantly, I have reached the 'half century' marker, which lengthens the odds of doubling my age by quite some margin to that of a 5 year old doubling theirs. I am not overly troubled by the end of this life, after all, no one worries much about the beginning. The end, being the flip side of the coin, should cause no more concern. Life, after all, is a great experience but it is very hard work, and I, for one, will not mind laying down the burden at some future, unspecified date and time.
27th August 2012, I started trading in a new business and new premises of my own. 'Trinity Atelier Hairspa' yes I know it sounds a bit pretentious but please let me explain. 'Trinity' is the name of the location, Trinity house, where the lighthouses were once administered from. After a brief spell as a museum, the site was purchased, for 'a song' by my landlord and is being brought back to life. 'Atelier' this french word describes the workshop/studio of an artisan and there is now a growing trend amongst some of the very best British hairdressers to move away from the high street business model to a more exclusive, smaller, design led working space. My own space was once a blacksmiths shop and it feels good to be doing something creative in that space, a poetic nuance?. Finally, 'Hairspa' This was a word/concept that I lifted directly from an article I read in 'HJ' describing the philosophy of working with hair in a more holistic, caring and respectful way. To enable one to achieve great looking hair, that will, hopefully, give 'as many good hair days as possible, for the least amount of effort'.
My daughter is awaiting GCSE results and is about to embark on the 'college' phase of her life. Young, beautiful, smart, stylish and with a great head of hair! I believe that so equipped, she has a good chance of enjoying the next couple of years, with one caveat only, she has to treat the studying as if it were a job!
Were you aware that I am, and have always (more or less) been a keen cyclist? The last decade has seen me cover about 100,000 Kilometers and has seen me race, compete and complete some arduous events in Italy, France, Spain and the UK.
Its very hard to explain why one should enjoy the suffering of riding up hills, mountain passes, into headwinds and through torrential rain. I can only tell you that there are sublime moments where your physical presence in the landscape, your exertions, the bike with you upon it, the road and the elements (weather) are as one.
The time thing is unfolding and drawing me away from these moments of writing, I know I will be back but I cannot be sure when.....
