Thanks all for the great remarks. I've passed some of them on, and I may even print off the whole thread for her to read.
The one I definitely mentioned was Johnieheels remark about her being sweet. The look I got, was from someone who thought they'd heard something nice, but wasn't sure. So I said it again.
She was bowled over. ['Rabbit staring at headlights' look.] Think it's possibly the nicest thing anyone's ever said about her.
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