I know it's ridiculous, but I have to write about hair. I wear my hair short, and I need trims often. So imagine my dismay when I drove past my hairdresser's to see a big sign on the door that says: CLOSED BY MANDATE.
Okay... it's a small ugh. I get that. But I thought maybe a focus on something mundane and a little silly, like hair, could bring a laugh or two, and in that vein, I put together today's post.
I've always loved this poem by Edward Lear, Father of the Limerick.
There was an Old Man with a Beard
BY EDWARD LEAR
There was an Old Man with a beard,
Who said, "It is just as I feared!—
Two Owls and a Hen, four Larks and a Wren,
Have all built their nests in my beard.
I could NOT find my book with the good illustration of this, but I rather like this guy with the cat in his beard... don't you? (Hint: Once you do a search for unusual hair, the options are endless.)
![](https://i.pinimg.com/564x/ca/56/96/ca5696a80ad968b02685e5620ba7beb3.jpg)
It is audacious, but I thought I would follow Lear's limerick with a little poem I wrote a year or so ago, when... ahem... I was moved to write the following:
Demise of an Old Guy’s Prize
Grandpa’s face hair was unruly
Bristly, scraggly, scary… truly!
Grandma noticed Grandpa snoring
Shaved him ‘til his face was boring.
© Karen Eastlund 2018
It seemed the better part of valor to use photos from outside the family to explore this idea. And NO, I did not shave my hubby's face, but I did trim his eyebrows!
These photos led to the next quote... which pertains to our current predicament.
![featured-image](https://networthbuzz.com/uploads/biography/2019/9/2/American%20actor%20Jack%20Elam%20net%20worth,%20asset,%20house,%20car,%20age,%20height,%20wife,%20children-1567446744242.jpg)
![Jack Elam and his signature Cowboy hat](https://networthbuzz.com/uploads/biography/2019/9/2/Jack%20Elam%20and%20his%20signature%20Cowboy%20hat-1567443686501.jpg)
![Image may contain: possible text that says 'Having trouble forcing yourself to stay home? Shave your eyebrows off. StayingAliveisNotEnough Staying'](https://scontent.fewr1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/90527362_2876318669084376_1431286027347034112_n.jpg?_nc_cat=100&_nc_sid=8024bb&_nc_ohc=FtpR9C9bg6QAX8UGn44&_nc_ht=scontent.fewr1-1.fna&oh=f4baa4d1fced449c30564791b6e59aa8&oe=5EA0677A)
Hahaha....
Okay, I hope this brought at least a smile, if not a laugh. Here's a fancy hairdo on one of my lovely grands, to leave you with a nice image. (This came from a salon. Just getting the knots out of long hair is enough to undo me.)
Getting bored? Try a fancy hairdo... learn to braid. Try to memorize all those knots that are helpful for sailors and around the house. Personally, I have to work hard to make a square knot instead of a granny. Can you do it?
![drawing knots reef knot](https://i.ya-webdesign.com/images/drawing-knots-reef-knot-14.png)
Okay, everyone, comb the knots out of your hair and keep safe. It's a hairy time... but you can do it.
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