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We've had 2 Golden Retrievers, you shouldn't be cutting their hair in the winter, springtime only, they need regular brushing at other times.
As for blokes hair, this link will take you through it.

To add, apparently now, Dutch nurses no longer cut hair, they were told they would need to get written permission from the patient; the response was then they can cut their own hair. - @Cynic
This hair discussion has opened up new information for me. I didn't know that haircuts had numbers. My grandad was a barber cum hairdresser and used to cut my hair and he only had one style it seems. He's long gone to the salon in the sky. Or the other place.

BTW, the dog groomer told us 2 x year, once at the beginning of Winter (Autumn really) and once in the Spring. Winter has only just arrived really this week. It was quite reasonable weatherwise up until this morning.

Anyway, it was a professional place with all the gear. And our doggy was really a big mess. Big clumps of matted hair around her rear end and tail. It was as much health reasons as aesthetics. She got the works including nail clipping and ear cleaning. She'd never been at the groomers before and she's 6 so we've been a bit negligent. Groomer found some skin stuff under all that mess that needs the vet's opinion, so it was worth it, even for just that. She'll be fine. She gets brushed when anyone remembers. She looks like a different dog now. - @fluffy2560

Well, I never worked in a salon that had actual numbers for haircuts. It is the clipper blades that are numbered.

I worked at mid range, once a very high end and then anything between like when I worked with 3 other ladies in a wood sort of shack salon on the Big Island that was located in the back of a Chinese restaurant;

90 mins each way from my house in Hilo; Long drive had to drive through Parker ranch and near the ocean; Many wealthy clients came in that shop because it was the only shop in the area at the time; I know we did allot of brats from a private school and many airline pilots who lived in the area. Good tippers overall, otherwise that long drive would not be worth it.

I worked off and on at a place that only did cuts. Everytime they hired someone it was mandatory to get a full 40 hours additional training, paid training.*They did not number the cuts but they had a system which was taking your basic 7 or so cuts and learning short cuts to doing a quality cut in 15 mins. I always took 20 mins; because, I care...

I am very sorry to hear about your MILs passing.

My she RIP;

She hung on a long time considering how ill she was.

Hard to say any real words of comfort. The next few weeks are full of different emotions.

My bread machine also does it all just pout everything in and out comes a loaf.

Too bad it is in storage.

I like a loaf from Lidl. I find Aldi,s bread to be too soft and get stale within a few days. A loaf  lasts  for nearly a week.

Trying to not eat too much glutten and my husband does not need the carbs.

For years and years my breakfast was nearly nothing; A English muffin with peanut butter on top and a cup of coffee;Always went start to the gym and it was hard to exercise on a full stomach.

Now days we take our time eating, I wait a couple of hours then exercise.

Half our normal breakfast is all veggies; peppers, avacado, tomato, baby spinach, radish, one egg boiled, fried or in an omlette, one slice of toast tea, green or Earl grey. Start out with a shot of homemade apple cider vinegar, and finish with a handful of vitamins.

Today was simple, ran out of bread! Oatmeal with honey, ground flax seeds, 1/2 a small apple and half a banana with a dash of milk.

I wish I could find English muffins here; so far I have never seen them for sale.

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I am very sorry to hear about your MILs passing.My she RIP;She hung on a long time considering how ill she was.Hard to say any real words of comfort. The next few weeks are full of different emotions.

Thanks.  It was just inevitable.  Of course there's a lot of dashing around now organising the funeral.  I think that's not fun financially as it's going to cost something like 2M HUF.   My parents were much more organised. They paid for their funerals well in advance (at least 10 years in advance) and there was nothing significant to pay when the time came - just a few hundred.  It was dead easy (ho-ho).  Just called the funeral people and within 2 hours, it was underway.  And they were very nice about it.   Without them paying in advance, it would have cost perhaps £5-8K in the UK. I really don't know how much things cost there any more so it's a total guess.

My bread machine also does it all just pout everything in and out comes a loaf.Too bad it is in storage.I like a loaf from Lidl. I find Aldi,s bread to be too soft and get stale within a few days. A loaf lasts for nearly a week.Trying to not eat too much glutten and my husband does not need the carbs.For years and years my breakfast was nearly nothing; A English muffin with peanut butter on top and a cup of coffee;Always went start to the gym and it was hard to exercise on a full stomach.Now days we take our time eating, I wait a couple of hours then exercise.Half our normal breakfast is all veggies; peppers, avacado, tomato, baby spinach, radish, one egg boiled, fried or in an omlette, one slice of toast tea, green or Earl grey. Start out with a shot of homemade apple cider vinegar, and finish with a handful of vitamins.Today was simple, ran out of bread! Oatmeal with honey, ground flax seeds, 1/2 a small apple and half a banana with a dash of milk.I wish I could find English muffins here; so far I have never seen them for sale.. - @Marilyn Tassy

I don't really know what English muffins are.  I cannot say they've ever been on the menu in the UK but I've heard people talk about them.  What we mainly eat which could be similar would be crumpets.  These are really nice toasted with marmite (only that, not vegemite or some imitator).  Another fave might be Scots pancakes.  These are really good, especially with raisins in. And melted butter. Maybe a bit of jam (zero sugar!).  Anything with raisins in has to be good.

Your brekkie sounds nice.  Like muesli.  I have to avoid muesli as it has too much sugar in it.  Lidl does a low sugar version in the UK.  I could make my own I suppose. Breakfast cereals are a bit of a problem.  If I have them, it's Weetabix as they are quite low in sugar.  With very cold low fat milk.  Makes it into a kind of porridge if you leave it long enough. Diabetic rule is things should be below the limits of 2.5g / 100g.  Weetabix is a bit high in carbs though. 

I stay in hotels a lot and 99% of hotels do not do anything which is healthy or caters for a different diet needed because of medical conditions.   So pay for fancy places with brekkie included and cannot eat most of it.  Eggs are always the best bet - no sugar in them.   Minimum brekkie is coffee or tea plus orange juice and a banana (quite bad for sugar).   These days I can quite happily miss brekkie if I can get my cup of tea.  It's the drink of the gods.