Here are my answers to this week’s SYW from DI

1.   Do you have any Keepsakes?
I have a small teddy bear that belonged to my late mother and a cuddly duck-billed platypus that my late Australian aunt gave me many years ago. I won’t part with either of them. My aunt was born when my mom was twelve and I was born when my aunt was twelve. I had a very close relationship with my mom and even though my aunt lived far away in Australia, we were very close.

2.  We all have memories, what is your quirkiest?
I remember hiding away from my best friend’s little sister. We hid under her bed with a bowl of dry, Sweet Cerex breakfast cereal (no longer on the market). We would munch the cereal and try not to giggle while her sibling searched for us.

3.  Who is your oldest living relative?
Both my parents died in their seventies. All their siblings have gone now too. None of them made it to their nineties. I have a ‘young’ aunt who was married to one of my uncles and I still have contact with her. She is 83. There is another aunt-in-law who I’ve lost touch with and she might be a little older.

4.  Who is your youngest?
My youngest relative is my great-nephew. He is seven months old.

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