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This is opening day of the Birmingham Michigan Farmer's market - May 2, 2010.  Each year the Birmingham Michigan Farmer's Market opens for the summer at the Municipal Parking Lot #6 on North Old Woodward Ave. The Farmer's Market is every Sunday at 9AM - 2PM.  Fresh produce, flowers, vegetables, baked good, organic foods, live entertainment and Kid Zone of kids' crafts.

This week the live entertainment was Paul Miles on the guitar.  While there were more flowers than produce this early in the season, it's a great place to visit each week to get great fruit and vegetables.  I was very entertained by a demo of the Magic Vase Amazing Hat by Mriya Designs who can often be found at the Market - or her website. Each week there are activities for the kids and this week, they are seen her making a special tile for their favorite teacher in honor of Teacher Appreciation Week (May 3-7).

Birmingham Michigan Farmer's Market Opening Day from Cathy Tishhouse on Vimeo.

Birmingham Michigan Realtor selling Oakland County Real Estate.   TishHouse sells Houses - selling Real Estate in Southeastern Michigan with RE/MAX Showcase Homes in Birmingham, Michigan. Helping People in a challenging market by specializing in Short Sales. See what my clients have to say about my extraordinary customer service.  Follow me on Twitter.

My dad had minor surgery and I had to run to the west part of Michigan to be with my parents for a couple of days.  Trying to do work with limited internet connection and then answering e-mails on my phone can be a bit stressful.  However, this cheered me up in the middle of it all. . .

Laughing Donkey from Cathy Tishhouse on Vimeo.

Royal Oak Realtor selling Oakland County Real Estate.  TishHouse sells Houses – selling Real Estate Southeastern Michigan with RE/MAX Showcase Homes in Birmingham, Michigan.  Helping People in a challenging market by specializing in Short Sales.  See what my clients have to say about my extraordinary customer service.  Follow me on Twitter.

In high school, I was voted "girl with the Most Beautiful Hair".  I had natural blonde hair that I could sit on.  While I still care very much about my hair and appearance, I have grown a little less obsessed with the title bestowed on me.  My hair is now a darker blonde and my hairdresser blends in highlights that give me the illusion of being the natural blonde of my youth.  

Hair is important to almost every woman I know.  A friend was constantly asking (several times in an hour) for advice about her hair-of which she never followed.  Finally I forbid her to talk to me about her hair. After an operation, I still remember my sister (still groggy) being rolled into her room asking "how does my hair look.  The "good hair" days and the "bad hair" days can be a significant barometer of how the whole day will go.

Gary Gagnon styled & colored my hair for over 20 years.  When I began to move out of the "long hair I can sit on" phase, I found Gary very soon.  Since that time, I have only gone to one other person.  I didn't like my hair so I came to Gary in tears and he fixed it.  Over the years, we have gone from long to short, a few permanent curls and back to long.  His ability has cheered me up when I needed it, elicited many compliments and prompted many referrals. 

 I often thought about the professional life of a hair dresser.  I came when I looked my worst, he worked his magic, big smiles as I admired it, compliments and I thank him as I leave.  I go out and enjoy myself and he never sees the difference it made.  The only way he knows is when I come back again and again for those few hours.  Over the 20 years I changed professions, followed him to four different salons, talked a lot about our favorite things and developed a quiet friendship that will be deeply missed. 

He had faithful to him even longer than I.  His shampoo assistant had worked with him for 29 years.  She was the one that told me he had been missing for about 2 days when he didn't show up for work.  His four dogs and 7 parrots (he rescues them) were left unattended, his home unlocked and ransacked & cars in the garage.  While we imagined all possible explanations, we didn't want to believe the worst.  I was just stunned.  Four days later, they found his body.  It is so hard to believe that anyone could do such a thing to someone who was so generous and kind.  I attended his funeral Friday and it was packed with all of us whose lives he had touched in so many ways. 

Oakland County Realtor selling Real Estate in Southeastern Michigan.  TishHouse sells Houses - selling Oakland County Real Estate  and Wayne County Real Estate with RE/MAX Showcase Homes in Birmingham, Michigan. Helping People in a challenging market by specializing in Short Sales. See what my clients have to say about my extraordinary customer service and you can always follow me on Twitter.