"Slightly Odder"


Yesterday was a mixed day.....started off odd....got slightly odder. Finished with an accident and a bit of a face bash.
I'll tell you about the "got slightly odder"
its more interesting
Yesterday afternoon I met up with a chap I was in Welsh Class with last year.
The welsh class went the way so many night classes do but I sort of kept in touch by the odd text with the guy who laughed easily and who also liked art house cinema.
He is gay, a former actor and drama teacher and is in his (very well preserved) early sixties
Yesterday was our first catch up since December.
We had coffee at a garden centre outside Chester
We talked at length about Stan & Ollie and how Theatre Clwyd needs to up it's game cinema wise in competition with Chester's Storyhouse 
And I bored him silly with an up to date catch up of my mediation and newly singleton ways.
It was sunny but rather cold and I had to put my hands in my hoodie pockets as we chatted in the car park before separating for home.
I was sort of expecting the hug goodbye and hadn't managed to get my hands quite free when it came
but I wasn't expecting the kiss which followed it.
It was very sweet with absolutely  no strings

and I kissed him right back

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  1. way to go john! this could become a great story!

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  2. Ah, lovely! This old romantic is waiting for a follow-up post some day soon. x

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  3. Smiling here, lovely post, hope you heal well and soon.

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  4. Ouch! That hurt! I’m pleased to hear you can kiss, just practice the hugging bit I’d suggest! Do you speak Welsh? Or at least, a little/ understand some?

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    1. I was taught Welsh at school as a second language until the age of 15 or so. I can understand it fairly well if it is spoken slowly

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    2. John, have you seen the 'Duo lingo' website? Welsh is one the languages on there and you could have a little practice when you have some free time

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  5. Awww, that's lovely (the kiss I mean, not your bashed face), made me smile. I hope more comes of it, you so deserve some happiness. But do tell how the face bash came about?

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  6. I could go toe-to-toe with you on an odd day (mine included an 85 year old woman and her 30 year old parrot) but because yours ended with a kiss, and mine with a burger and fries, makes you the winner!

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  7. Could he possibly be the 'gay ageing millionaire with a heart condition and no living relatives' that you wished for the other day?

    If not make the most of it anyway :-)

    How DID you bash your poor face?

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    2. Oh and if you want some 'puppy love' go and visit mine today :-)

      A little friend for Roger perhaps :-)

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    3. I've seen your newbee on Facebook. Adorable

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  8. I feel quite emotional reading this John xx

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  9. If you hadn't had your hands in your pockets would you have slapped him?

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  10. Invite him over for dinner! ❤

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  11. Oh, nice! Were you suspecting it might go this way, or were you quite surprised by it?
    Can we guess about the face injury? I'm going to try 'tripping over dog while hands are in pockets'. -Jenn

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  12. Anonymous11:59 am

    He may want to play with your dickie. Cut to the debase chase.

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    1. Hahaha.."play with your dickie" almost made me choke on my coffee!

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    2. I don't kiss and tell
      Oh I just have haven't I ?

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    3. Haha ... you have indeed. But in the nicest possible way :-)

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  13. Oooh sounds promising!!! 😉

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  14. Yeah! Sounds promising!!! Good for you.

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  15. He sounds like a good catch John! What happened to your poor face? Do tell. x

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  16. Sorry about your bashed face but the kiss yay.you are out there as an intelligent attractive guy go with it you never know where it may lead. I hope it helps to boost you as you deserve x

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  17. Okay, okay but I want to know who you were fighting with. Was it Jason the Affable Despot? Not so "affable" after all.

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  18. Awww, in two senses. One for the face, the other for the kiss!

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  19. By the looks of those marks on your head dear, that must have been some kiss?!?! Did you after parting, walk into something in a daze?

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  20. Well of course any gay man who is single would lose control and want to kiss you! ;)

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    1. lol that's not quite true lol

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    2. And a few straight women too.

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    3. Cherry Bounce, behave your self. Remember your poorly hip. John, grab your happiness where you can. Love and hugs.xxx

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  21. Sounds like a bit of catch, rather like you!

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  22. Nice! The kiss, not your head bash injury.

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  23. Well, good news for sure on the hug and the kiss but how did you bash your face?

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  24. Yay! It never hurts to be reminded that you are kissable :)

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  25. Tell us more, tell us more...

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  26. I've never had a kiss leave a mark like that!

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  27. Wow, that must have been some kiss. Come on, tell us about the face!

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  28. No strings ... Saliva?

    No, I do get it. And I'm happy for you. It must be lovely to exchange a kiss. I can still remember how lovely. Well done kissing him back!

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  29. Barbara Anne2:49 pm

    Veddy e-e-enteresting! This could be the beginning of something good.

    Yes, how did you bash your face?

    Hugs!

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    1. Not the start of anything me thinks but it was nice to think that someone finds me attractive

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  30. That sounds lovely; I felt good to read it.

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  31. Maybe the start of a real turn-around John.

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  32. When I read your posting, I danced a jig in happiness for you, John, I think you're handsome and desirable and he did too. BTW, I'm 84 years old so don't get you're hopes up. lol

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  33. Sarah Jones4:05 pm

    I hope you'll meet again John, it's good you're being reminded how fab you are. I had lunch with a friend the other day. He said afterwards it was great to see me as always, and it reminded me as well as a Mum and wife, I'm still me and that felt good xx

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  34. John this is such sweet post that a lump came to my throat... I am feeling a bit tearful just lately and it doesn't take much to set me off.

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  35. and I am sitting here grinning like an idiot ...

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  36. Lisa R4:17 pm

    This made me smile a big wide smile.

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  37. Awwww, sweet. Good on for you!

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  38. You have just made me smile xx

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  39. Good for you, here is another from me to you X

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  40. Whatever comes of it, it's nice to be kissed. (Unless you didn't want to be, in which case it is something else entirely.)

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  41. How good is this?! The 'kiss' that helped leave the past behind and forge ahead. Happy for you, John.

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  42. Good for you, sweetie. Sometimes a sweet kiss, with no strings attached, is just what we need :) xx

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  43. And I was thinking you were at work.

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  44. Unexpected kisses are the best ;)
    x

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  45. This has brought me to tears on your behalf. The human touch is important, and so is the message that we are worth it.

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  46. ... and then he beat the crap out of you????

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  47. Any tongue action?

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  48. Of course ! You kissed him back!
    You might be sad but you aren't stupid!
    :)💕

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    1. He looks like Blake Shelton
      Of course I'd kiss him

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    2. I had to google Blake Shelton... omg! I would have kissed him right back too.. good for you ...YAY

      Jo in Auckland

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    3. Me too. And I mean that it the good sense!

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  49. Big smile. How wonderful and no strings is good at this point. It is the contact that matters.

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  50. This made me smile! But what about your poor face?

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    1. It's fine l.the subject of another blog my dyspraxia surfacing

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  51. Wooo hooooooooo!! xx

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  52. Coffee with a little extra. :) May your face heal quickly. x

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    1. There's a lot of it ..it usually does

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  53. You're remembering! Carry on.

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  54. 😍💓💋💖💗💝👍

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  55. Must have been a falling kind of day....good for you that you also got a kiss..💕.....all I got is a cracked rib....i haven't had it checked but I am sure that is what it is. John.....waiting for the next chapter. Hugs....Mardy 🇨🇦

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  56. Anonymous9:38 pm

    I actually said ,"woo hoo" very loudly at the end of this post while grinning like a loon. Made my fucking day that did.

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  57. Great start to a new life. You deserve to be happy.

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  58. Coffee and a kiss way to go John, hope your not suffering from a headache after your mishap??

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  59. How lovely!! And to be caught by surprise, to boot!

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  60. I couldn't help but smile, thinking of the genuiness of the moment.
    Looks like one of those rooster-boys, gave you a flogging🐓

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    1. That bad? Apologies if you didnt like it

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  62. Anonymous4:47 am

    happy you had a highlight in your day.Never does any harm to be kissed by a hunk! L . Corte

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  63. Anonymous7:42 am

    Good for you! How wonderful <3

    Sorry about the face, hope you heal soon x

    Debbie in London

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  64. I also had to look Blake Shelton up.....not surprised you kissed him back! I had an unexpected hug from a fellow dog walker ( male) on Friday morning......it made my day ! Don't leave it another 3/4 months before you meet him again. Strike while the iron.......and all that!! XX

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  65. Great intro a curious photo. Hope the kiss had nothing to do with the injuries!

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  66. Really pleased for you. Hugs. Jx

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  67. This gave me joy. Good for you!

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  68. Good on you, far-away friend! I wish you joy every time I read your blog.

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  69. I removed it due to lost in translation thing.

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