Barbara, but not SO BRASSY

My flamboyant friend decides on a new look

Right, love, I’m off to get my hair done.’ ‘What did you say?’ Mr Dear, as I probably should have mentioned, is up a ladder. He’s not that far away, in the grand scheme of things, and should have been able to hear me, but perhaps it’s a bit breezy up there. ‘I said I’m off to get my hair done. What are you doing anyway?’ ‘I’m cutting back the ivy.’ ‘Oh.’ ‘So the rats can’t climb up.’ ‘Have the rats been climbing up?’ ‘Not yet, but you can’t be too careful.’ He stops attacking ivy fronds – if fronds is the word – with his secateurs and peers down at me. ‘Why are you having your hair done? I like it like that.’ ‘It’s untidy. And I feel scruffy.’…

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Woman's Weekly (Digital) - 1 Issue, 11-Mar-2025

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