Day 46 Haircut and Concert

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Today was the big day!  You men may or may not understand the apprehension I felt as I walked into the salon for my cut and dye job.  You wouldn't think it would matter to me so much, since I really don't have the best hair, and I'm not that much of a primper, but it does.  Daiva had starter trouble with her car, so bless her heart, she took a bus from school to the flat to walk me to the salon and relay my requests.  The 2 other people in the salon, one getting a cut and dye and the other having her nails done spoke beautiful English and were quite helpful after Daiva left to go back to work.  The result - I was pleased with both the cut and dye.  Thank you Lord!  I'm a little blonder than I usually am, but it's okay.  So long as no one looks at me and says "What was she thinking?"

On the way to the salon we walked right by the children's branch of the public library, and when I said that I would come back there to visit, Daiva suggested we go in in case the librarian did not speak English.  The library mascot is the owl and there were children's drawings of owls all over the walls.  I never thought about it, but it makes sense that children's drawings look pretty much  the same here as at home.  At one time the library had a real owl in residence, but the librarian said it got to be too much work looking after it, expecially since she had to carry it home with her on breaks.  Mice were also getting expensive, so they gave it away.   The cage, which was a small room with a window and bars, now holds a large plant and a toy owl. It was so neat that she was wearing an owl pin.  I guess that little kid people are little kid people the world around.  I asked Daiva to ask her if I could come back on another day to visit and she said that I should come back every day three times a day.  Perhaps she will let me take some pictures of the children's art.

After I finished with the  hair master, I walked to the Art Faculty to attend the University Independence from the Soviet's Concert.  The Faculty is part of a building built by a Prussian Queen or Princess as a school for girls.  The ceiling of the concert hall is quite nice.  It was fun to see the old chandaliers with the low energy curly light bulbs in them.  It also was some sort of faculty recognition day, and one of the students in my advanced class, the young woman who makes puff pastry from scratch, was honored.  I don't know what was going on, but I will ask on Wed.  There were also the obligatory speeches, and then the concert began.  The students are so talented.  I was impressed.

Tomorrow, we will attend the city festivities.  I do hope there will be fireworks.