Do you want a girl this time? they all asked when the fourth grandchild was on the way.

It really doesn’t matter, and we know what to do with boys.

When she was born after a long labour, it was just relief.

But when we met, I was bowled over.

Ann Sangwin is a retired teacher, now a career grandmother. She has written all her life but until recently has not thought of submitting for publication. She lives in Kent, where she recently joined a writing group which has changed her life.