On St Patrick’s Day 2020, Connecticut restaurants and schools announced a two week closing, with orders of corned beef and droughts of Guinness wasted and school busses nowhere in sight, all with special thanks to the coronavirus. Meanwhile, at Hair…

My client walked in that eerie day, afraid to venture out in the world but decided her hair was worth the risk. She sat with bloodshot eyes, checking her phone and clinging to the news while the air around us filled with uncertainty. Little did I know it was to be my last cut at the salon for ten weeks…

June 1st hairstylists finally went back in and got to touch people again, as a stream of Black Lives Matter protesters paraded past the salon in peace for change.

This St. Patrick’s day brings light. It is time to bring on the new, watch the trends of leggings fleeting, wispy bangs and face frame layers peeking around bright eyes brimming with hope and greetings.