So, a bit of an insulting day: First lift of the morning, went down the singles line (as in solo lift rider, not a new form of snow speed dating) and was added to a group of three with the line 'you three and this girl... it is girl isn't it?'. Yes it's girl, jeeze!! Then this evening,on walking into the pub I wa greeted by the line 'what's wrong with your face?'. So much for the self esteem... Actually the latter line turned out to be from a very sweet, all be it tactless, young man whoes girlfriend also suffers from eczema around the eyes (for those of you who haven't seen me on skype recently my face is resembling someone who has been badly sunburnt around the eyes - kind of the opposite to
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