Day 269 Bad hair day turns wild... and more...

A renewed iMac photo-booth version ***** today****  more "all about me" :)

Quick update... I'm so sorry for causing worry amongst Zippy's fans! She is not currently ill at all. I am referring to a time some two years ago when she was stung by a bee and the devastating aftermath of an allergic reaction that continues to this day. She is good, very happy and although she has never  been right in the head (long before bee-stings:) her heart is happy :)

Meet Einstein. Einstein is Polish and has crazy hair. Actually he is a Blue Splash Polish rooster which is important to know when being introduced because he likes to be noticed and given proper respect. Einstein belongs to my friend Natalie.  

I met him while i was at her house learning to do art with old papers, bits and bobs and shiny things like what you see below. That's Leah's hand pointing at the jar. She was learning from Natalie too.

We were using clear glass, copper foil and solder to make memory boxes, charms and little dioramas. This is Natalie's unique art and it is quite wonderfully intricate and lovely and fun to make. I will show you my finished piece soon but not now because it is a gift for someone who may see this post :)

But here are a couple of examples of the wonderful world of soldering with Natalie. A box lined with an old hand written letter holding a little bottle with dried flowers nestled inside. She keeps it all very simple and elegant.

Her wonderful chunky charms are sought after with great enthusiasm. She sells these at the Queen or Tarte and Barn House sales and can hardly keep enough of them in stock to satisfy discerning buyers who want the real thing...handmade by Natalie

Ok back to the crazy hair. What a wild head of hair that Einstein has. He got me to thinking about my hair and the fact that i have been seeing my hair as rather ordinary and wanting a change. Maybe spice things up a bit.

I have always loved to see Zippy's long hair up in a knot She looks so feminine and soft and cuddly. Her hair doesn't look anything like this now though. It changed completely when she got sick. 

No more long hair for Zippy.

But mine sure has gotten long. The only wild thing about it has been the fact that it hangs in my eyes all the time unless i wear it in knot or a braid. And that isn't a fun kind of wild. And anyway the knot i wear isn't a top knot nor is it near so bouncy or interesting as the one you see above on Zippy.  

Mostly i resort to a braid. I told Natalie who is a hairdresser herself that i needed a change and she thought i would look good with bangs. I love bangs but i haven't had them for decades. I thought they looked better on me in third grade but.... as i said i desperately wanted a change.

And bangs seemed a very daring idea as i walked into the hairdresser a week later. Bangs that swoosh over to the side. Then there are layers and layers cut all wild and uneven, long then short, then medium. Snip, snip! My hairdresser thought it was marvelous to cut all that long hair off and smiled during the entire adventure. I did too. Most of you surely realize is not the case much of the time when going off to the hairdresser to smile or love your new doo. Tears are more common for me. That and sometimes swearing.

You can't see the details very well in the photo below. It definitely doesn't do the wildness factor justice. This is my "here-I-am" photo taken with my iMac photo-booth camera. Computer glare is not all that flattering but it was the best i could do. I was dying to send this to my sisters, Rachel and friends so i settled for a green glow on the skin and a roll of paper towels growing out of the side of my head in order to send this hot off the press.  

Back at Natalie's house these girls were all of a dither, clucking away about their own plans for self improvement. "Maybe a pink feather boa or some tap shoes would spice things up?"

Finally i want to share the view of Natalie's back garden. This is what i saw from her "garage" while standing at the huge paned window to watch the chickens scratch in the dirt and gather 'round Einstein for their afternoon dance lessons. 

I tell you these vintage home designers have a way with making the old, the rusted, the weathered and useless look like precious treasures. Here are those 'antique pieces' that you have been looking for all your life but thought you would never find. It was magical to feel the effects of an old iron bed, a single chair and that beautiful bird cage chandelier. It is art of the most unusual sort. A kind of life size diorama of perfect country life. Living art, with perfect composition, color, balance and harmony.  

I've made the rounds for tea and cake to a few of you and still have many stops to make this week. See you soon! I sure hope you can recognize me in my new doo :)

love, robin

Comments

[Rosa]

You look beautiful, as always!! How is Zippy?!

[Heather]

You'd look FAB w/ a short and sassy a-line bob w/ bangs of course!!!

[rhayne]

First I couldn't decide if I liked the name Einstein better or the name Blue Splash Polish rooster (they are both fabulous)...then I decided that the picture was better than the names (that funny little beak peeking out from all that featherness!)...until I got to the pic of Zippy and decided that that was the sweetest most darling of all...until I found you and your gorgeous hair!!!! You look radiant Robin. Full of life...your outsides are a perfect reflection of your brilliant insides.

Love you!xoxoxoxoxo

[Relyn]

Oh my gosh, you look FABULOUS!! I completely love the bangs. Seriously, you look SEXY. I love it!!

Also, you have the absolute coolest friends. Natalie sounds wonderful. I am feeling jealous. And more than a little happy for you. Lucky Natalie.

[Barn House]

I just love seeing these pix of you and Zippy!! I need to meet that Zippy one of these days soon...I feel like I am getting close to being ready to get another puppy. She just may be the tipping point.

J-

P.S. - You always look beautiful, but the new "do" is awesome! :o)

[susanna]

First off, your hair looks fabulous! Really, look how glossy it is...and the colour...well, I want that colour...and the bangs...I want bangs, too. I just may have to take your photo with me to the hairdressers next time I'm due for a cut.

And Einstein rocks! Yeah, I mean it. Just put a little electric guitar in his wings and he's all dressed up to rock out.

And your Zippy is supercute! Look how tiny she is! And so feminine!

Annnnnd...those memory boxes are wonderful. I'd love to make one...they'd make great Christmas presents for friends, wouldn't they?

This was a fun post, Robin. :)

[Lisa's Chaos]

My mother would flip for Zippy! She used to have a 2 lb Yorkie. :)

I love this post! So much here! Neat art pieces and makings and then you have fuzzy chicks and beautiful you and I'm in love with this post!

[Deb @ Retreat]

robin, i have to say that your new 'do makes you look positively sassy!!! just darling - as if you needed to be any more charming and engaging. (go ahead and make the rest of us look old and faded, thanks SO much, sweetie).

thank you for your sweet words left on my blog... life has been far too busy for me, as well, and i am trying to 'get out more' and visit friends in blogland!

looking forward to more of your adventures and lovely photos.

[Judith Green]

FAB! The fringe is wonderful, great idea...we say fringe in the UK not bangs. Bangs means something else entirely...!

Love this post, little bit of everything! xx

[Annie]

Wonderful new hair do! Looks very good on you. Also love Natalie's style :-). And the chickens are adorable. Come visit soon.xoxo

[Jeanie]

Great hair and so glad Zippy is OK. You had me worried -- I remember when she was pretty fragile for awhile. I thought "oh, no. That would be just too much..."

[Rita]

Robin, the new hair-do is very becoming to you. I find it very hard to make those kind of changes, but usually find that I love it in the end! Your photo through the window was fantastic!

[margie]

well i think you lose points for milking the same post twice. first with the inference of zippy's illness, thank goodness, not true, and then posting a new and improved photo of the bangs!! robin bird, you owe me another post. lol. xo

[Marilyn]

Love the new "do". Nathalie's yard with chickens and a bed were fun to see too.

[Tom Sheehan]

Beautiful images Robin. Your composition is always so perfect. I like Zippy and the chickens. My neighbor has 6 chickens, and they are over here at my deck every afternoon for a visit. Buddy is stretched out on the deck, and they are all walking around him wondering what he's doing.

Hope all is well... (Fall is coming to New England.)

Tom

[Charlotte]

Still just as pretty as the first picture.....your hair looks gorgeous!

[dutchbaby]

Your bangs are very fetching! Your photos are so beautiful! I've decided that next time I see you, I am going to ask you a kazillion questions about photography.

Love the PRIZE necklaces.

[Toni]

Umm...GROWS...hair GROWS back. (Sheesh, learn to proofread, Toni.)

[Toni]

Love the bangs!! You look at LEAST ten years younger! The new cut softens and frames your face beautifully. I like getting new hair cuts and always try to find a stylist who I can go to and say cut it and she'll run with it, giving me the perfect haircut for my face. I've only had it really backfire once and you know what? Hair grow back!! =)

PS Your photos are wonderful. You make me want to get a chicken of my very own.

[ALVN of WhisperWood Cottage & Junkologie]

Love the bangs!!

[Peggy]

I LOVE THE BANGS! I think it makes you look like a teenager again...very young and bouncy. I don't think a wild rooster updo would suit you well at all. lol I want an old bed in my backyard like that...just imagine lying out there in the fall wrapped in a sweater and quilt watching the leaves fall.

[Susan Tuttle]

what an adventurous, creative, lovely soul you are!:) your photos are breathtaking as always.

I want to take a nap outdoors on that antique bed.

[Bonnie]

Love the new-do!! Perky seems to fit you well!!
Bonnie

[Chris]

Hi Robyn-- your photos are truly amazing!!! What an incredible eye you have! I just love reading about your escapades. You must be a hoot to be with.

Chris

[elizabeth]

love, love, love it! you look amazing! i can't wait to see it in person. (soon, i hope. ;)

also, love the necklaces with the typewriter letters.