Slurp

Several years ago, I had a bad summer flu, markedly itchy eyes. After that, my eyelashes never grew back. This may simply have co-incided with onset of rosacea, or some other factor, but it's when I first noticed. Also, became much more sensitive to light, more easily irritated. I considered eyelash growing crap, but on further research, it has to be used constantly, not just until the peeper hairs return, and it ain't cheap. Likewise considered cosmetic tattooing, but I'm not convinced it could be done subtly enough for my taste. I used to wear mascara, but D has always preferred my unadorned face, which is a compliment that I've always taken very seriously.

When I got the face cream, the PA mentioned doing eyelid cleaning. Couldn't imagine how I could do more than shove my face in the shower, so I put it far back in my brain.

But a couple of weeks ago I found this, see bottom panel that says "Strengthen eyelashes."


And thought, well, castor oil has to be pretty cheap, so why not try? Not as easy to find as I'd have expected, still, got a good size bottle. Applied it like mascara morning and night, which also helped with minor itchiness and hard crustiness. And, well, I may well be imagining it, so I'm documenting it here, I think the lashes are returning. Not expecting lush and thick and long and dark, since they never were that even when I was young. Something, anything, would help.

I sincerely hope I'm not fooling myself on this.



Found four of these glasses at the yard sale this morning.


Moby snoring on the chair by the window. Scrub jays gathering peanuts.