Surprised by justice

There’s nothing I like more than a surprise party, but I am a terrible person to surprise – just ask my husband. Before a birthday I’ll try to work out every scenario that may have been planned, let my imagination take flight and end up disappointed with what actually does happen. It’s a flaw in my character….

Fairy stories and faith

Throughout my life I’ve had a rocky relationship with fairy stories. When I was a very young girl they were all I day-dreamed about, as a teenager I decided that when I had children I would never tell them any as ‘life’s not like that’, in my twenties I broke that resolve, a few years…