Forever Farrah

Today's blog is about my hair

Yes...

my hair!

It seems it is highly misunderstood...

first of all

let me state the facts

it IS naturally blond

(and hmmm...admittedly gray)

but not naturally curly

I pay for that.

I have had the same hairdo

for twenty years

and I don't care

yes I suppose it is kind of BIG

(but not National Lampoon

or Farrah big, I don't think)

preferring to think its wild

and messy like my illustrations

sort of a trademark look

and people who know me well...

know I use it to hide behind

it is my shield, my veil, my net

and finally

Velcro and my hair don't get along

at all!

(Oh and branches also

got tangled in a tree once!)

So when in a conversation

with my paddling mates

the other day

I noticed there were

far too many questions about my hair

along with

relayed comments about

their own Farrah days...hmm???

And...the mention of "big" hair...

one too many times

(all words

I have a bit of an aversion to...)

and there is the ongoing banter

of 'who likes pink and who doesn't?'

between Anita and I!

Pink is the only color

I can honestly say I hate

probably due to the many

childhood moments

spent next to a pepto bismol bottle

(its a sad story, don't ask)

(tho now, it makes me think

of my late friend Jen who loved

everything pink)

So when someone said

"Would have thought you'd love pink

because of your girlie girl hair"

"What??

I am so offended"

I stormed laughing

and outraged, truly!

Never having seen myself as

a 'girlie girl'

never even been called that???

So what kind of misconception

is occurring

because I have big messy Farrah like hair

that Velcro and branches are attracted to?

And do I really care?

...nah...

as long as no one gets me

anything pink to wear in it!

Its going to be

Farrah forever!

Pam Piper Rain