A funny thing happened...

...on my way down the lane yesterday. An elderly couple were coming towards me, and the woman came right up to me (her husband - perhaps wisely - kept out of the way).

Woman: You look lovely!
Me: Er - than you very much.
Woman: I really mean it.
Me: Well...thank you.

She then kissed me on the cheek, wished me "a lovely day", and went on her way.

I did not enjoy this on several levels. There were issues of personal space, for a start, and the way she fixed me with pleading eyes made me feel as though I was being love-bombed (or something very like it). Whatever it was about, it was a distinctly uncomfortable experience.

So if you kissed a total stranger (tallish, female, grey tee shirt) in Morris Lane Devizes yesterday, please, please don't do it again.