In times gone by we bought the Sunday papers because of the thick property section. Not quite as thick but much more entertaining to me was the cartoon supplement. I had my favourites, and one of them was Hägar, the Horrible. I kept a few strips (cut out and pasted in a scrapbook) and they are mostly about Hägar’s softer side. Little did I know then that 40 years down the line my husband and I might resemble the two Vikings more than I suspected.

