Has this ever happened to you? Picture the scene: Covid pandemic, social distancing, queue outside Lidl supermarket, face masks. A woman hurries out with her bags, sees me and stops. “Hi Alison,” she says, and we proceed to have a short conversation, excruciatingly vague on my part, during which I realise she knows me well. Her mask covers her up to her eyes, her blonde hair hangs down to her brows, her voice is muffled by her mask, and I am mesmerised, because I can dredge up no memory that tel...
Published on July 31, 2025 17:20