She burst into this world with a shriek and a wail, as the blurry figures held her upside down and the sharp sting of a smack shocked her into consciousness. In her soul she knew that this was not the way she wanted things to start ( Read more... )

Once upon a time there was a little girl living among the hills and valleys of Northern Ireland. She had a Mummy, a Daddy and a little sister. She also had a Granny and a Grandpa who were very special to her, and the thing she like to do best was to visit them ( Read more... )

The air is still when I open the car door, but the smell of the salty ocean is in the air and I can almost taste it on my lips. It's only 8am but I can feel the heat of the sun that lets me know today will be the kind where any sane person would head straight for the beach. Instead I make my way up the steps and into the packed lobby of Somerset ( Read more... )

There is just one thing I always keep in mind when the new year is upon us, and it's really my only superstition that I believe in quite firmly. I was once told : Whatever you are doing at midnight on new years eve will be the thing you end up doing a lot for the rest of the year! As a result I have very clear memories of the various New Years Eve' ( Read more... )