Tag: Hair

A Head of Short, Lovely Hair #SundaySunshine #Gratitude #Jottings

Every Sunday, I share something in the past week that made me grateful. Last Wednesday, I got a haircut.

Even in the winter, I prefer short hair because it’s easier to take care of, and I don’t like my bangs getting in my eyes. Every few months, my hair gets scraggly, and it drives me nuts.

I’m thankful for a hairdresser whose services I’ve been using for a couple of years. She always remembers how I like my hair, and she always does it just right. It takes her less than half an hour to get rid of at least an inch and a half of my brown locks.

She’s also a fan of my books, and we often talk about them and other subjects. Her price has gone up to $25. But my hair is well-worth it.

While walking home from the beauty shop on one of those rare winter days in Wyoming with hardly any snow on the ground and fifty-degree temperatures, the title song from the musical, Hair, was going through my head. Since I don’t like long hair – unlike the guys singing the song, I tried to think of different lyrics but didn’t get far. So, here’s the original.

What made you thankful this past week? Please share in the comments or on your blog with a link to this post. I look forward to reading about your gratitude. Thanks for stopping by.

 


Abbie wears a blue and white V-neck top with different shades of blue from sky to navy that swirl together with the white. She has short, brown hair and rosy cheeks and smiles at the camera against a black background.

Photo Courtesy of Tess Anderson Photography

Photo Resize and Description

by Two Pentacles Publishing

 

New! Living Vicariously in Wyoming: Stories

Copyright 2025 by Abbie Johnson Taylor

Published independently with the help of DLD Books.

 

The scene shows an isolated barn off to the right in a snowy field, probably shortly after sunset. The foreground is a mixture of white, blue, and brown shades. Behind the barn is a line of dense, dark trees, many of them evergreens. The sky is the pink one sometimes sees at sunset, and a full moon hangs above the treetops to the left. The title is in plain black letters against the sky with a white glow behind them. The author’s name is in white letters near the bottom of the cover.

Image Description written by Leonore Dvorkin of DLD Books.

 

As defined in the first story, living vicariously means living your life through someone else’s. You’re invited to live vicariously through the lives of the people in these stories. There’s the lawyer who catches his wife in the act with a nun. A college student identifies with a character in a play. A young woman loses her mother and finds her father. And a high school student’s prudish English teacher strenuously objects to a single word in her paper.

In Wyoming, as in any other state, people fall in love, and sometimes relationships are shattered. Accidents, domestic violence, prejudice, and crimes all occur. Lives are torn apart, and people are reunited. Ordinary people deal with everyday and not–so–everyday situations.

The 25 stories in this collection, most of which are set in Wyoming, are about how the various characters resolve their conflicts—or not.

 

Click here for more information and ordering links.

 

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