And its now so close!

Its this weekend - yes in just a few days I will be shaving my hair off for the Worlds Greatest Shave Fundrasier.
I know that it may not be becoming for a LADY to have a shaven head...but it is for a good cause.
If I go back into the early history of the colony I am reminded that only the wrost offending women had their heads shaven as punishment for the dasterdly deeds that they committed while here.
The Governors of the day decided to really make an example of the poor women who were forced to leave their families and incarcerated to serve out their sentences in the far off land of Australia. So heads wee shaven and sometimes a collar of metal with a chain was also worn around the neck by the poor sods that transgressed against the rules of the day.
Women upon arrival were usually placed in some sort of refractory for women where they had to work very hard and then if they were lucky might be sold off to a local lad who was granted some free hold land and needed a good wife to take care of the household. Joy!
So I will pay homage not only to those whose hair falls out due to cancer and treatment that is required for a cure but also to those lovely strumpets who graced our shores 200 years ago and were treated no better than cattle.