Remy’s tail
The last time my San Francisco crew visited, I teased Remy about his long braid. After admiring it, I suggested he not dare fall asleep at night because I would cut it off and glue it on for myself. He laughed. He wasn’t terrified. (I’m using his photo here with his permission.)
I had no idea it was called a ‘rat’s tail’. Why would I? It was my patient friend Celine, who made my first real braid and commented that’s what it looked like. I thought it was because my hair is grey and Remy’s is black, (like mine used to be).
Then, son Rafi told me it WAS called a ‘rat’s tail’. Imagine! I keep learning folks. Don’t we all NEED to know these things? Aren’t you glad I’m telling you?
I’m a determined sort. Ask my kids. It drives them nuts.
All I could do was make a small ponytail
So, I continued to let my own rat’s tail grow, but now I’m isolating because of COVID:19 and giving friends and others I love a break by not seeing anyone. I’m definitely not talented enough to make a braid for myself in the back of my head. Forget it. All I could do was make a small ponytail and hope for the best.
The lovely braid Samantha made
Then, finally Samantha visited wearing a mask, washed her hands 100 times, etc., etc., etc. but still beautiful. What a treat. She made a lovely braid for me. I loved it. The next morning, it was stubbornly curled up to the left and no way was it willing to straighten out.
Note the stubborn curl toward the left of photo
Want some good advice? Watch out what you wish for. You may get it AND regret it. I had straight jet-black hair and would have sold my young soul to the devil to have it curl. Well, now I’ve got what I then wanted so badly. My grey hair IS wavy. I hate it! It drives me crazy. It won’t wave the way I’d want it to. It is totally uncontrollable. Sometimes it looks like the 1920s. Oh, woe is me… I’m back to nothing but a silly little ponytail.
You mean I didn’t make you cry with this very sad tale about my tail??
View from Over the Hill 
A great post! Thank you for your entertaining stories. Love, Marion
On Fri, May 8, 2020 at 5:16 PM View from Over the Hill wrote:
> viewfromoverthehill posted: ” The last time my San Francisco crew visited, > I teased Remy about his long braid. After admiring it, I suggested he not > dare fall asleep at night because I would cut it off and glue it on for > myself. He laughed. He wasn’t terrified. (I’m using his photo ” >
Thank you Marion: For reading my nonsense and your kind comment. Can’t wait until this difficult time is over and we can get together for lunch or….Fondly
Gosh, I honestly don’t know how I managed to survive up to now not knowing that the skinny little “queue” is now called a rat’s tail! And I also had to look up how to spell “queue”, so I learned TWO critically important things as a result of your post! I would like to know what the heck the extra “ue” is for on that word — perhaps you, in your great wisdom, will know???
I must admit, my dear, this is the moment of truth. Your maughm does NOT know everything, despite what your coffee mug says. Chuckle. Love…
Looks really good on you, Muriel…. 😊💕
Thank Chris: But, how many years will I have to wait for it to look anything like Remy’s??? Thanks for reading. Take care of you…..
I smiled 🙂
Thanks Margie: That was my intention. We need reasons to smile during these times. Take care of you….
😂😂😂
I’ll have to learn how to make those smiling faces, but first I have to learn how to use this new computer which is torturing me. Stay well and keep writing.
Haha 😀
I know what you mean. Hair can have a mind of its own. Very frustrating!
Well, at least one thing I longed for when I was young I DID finally get. I wanted a grey streak. It arrived when I was in my fifties. That made me happy. Stay well Neil.
Remy’s tail is impressive but I think you’ll catch up soon!! Keep up the great work
I am, I am Vinson: I will continue to grow it since I can’t get a haircut anyway. Right? Love you, Muriel
The pony tail is cute too, and it will grow, then the braid will straighten out! I do envy your thick, wavy hair. I’m glad you’re one of the people who can make us laugh—we need all the fun we can get, these days!
Indeed Val: We can all use a laugh these days. I’m grateful, therefore, that Remy is such a good sport about this post. Take care of you. These days will pass….
I loved the pun at the end! This was a very nice light-hearted post to read.
Thank you for your comment Zothile: That was my intention. We need some light-hearted reading right now. Stay well and keep writing. All the best, Muriel
Interesting. I wonder if rats’ tail originated with the Chinese?
I have no idea. I remember the hair styles the Chinese wore eons ago. I’ll have to ask Remy or my son what he knows about it and where he got the idea.
The rat tail! It’s a pretty rare haircut now, but I love it. I also have one, I started mine in 2017 and now it’s about the same lenght of the boy’s in the first pic. But for a little boy it’s very very long! Here in Italy, you still see kids with rat tails, but they’re usually much shorter, just some inches of hair.
Yes, Remy does have a very long tail. I had to cut mine because I was using tight little elastics to hold it and they tore my hair so much there wasn’t much of a tail left. I’m learning to handle it better since then. I still enjoy having something new just for fun. Thanks for reading,,,