This is the last SYW of 2024. Here are my answers. Thanks, Di for some lovely questions.

1.  Would you consider 2024 to have been a good year?
It hasn’t been a bad year and also not a very busy one. As we get older we are slowing down but having said that when I look back I realise how much we have done compared to other people of our age.

2.  What has been the highlight of 2024 for you?
What a great question. Before I looked at this challenge, I had made a list of the highlights of 2024, and there are a few. At the top of the list is our granddaughter’s wedding in April, which included a weekend of fun activities in Cape St. Francis. Then in June, we took an overseas trip – two weeks in England and a 10-day cruise with two of our daughters.

Each month had a highlight of its own.
January – visited my sister at Breede River.
February – We attended the Gecko Caravan Rally at Wilderness.
I was photographer and blogger for the annual Marlin Competition in Struisbaai. March – our quietest month – we stayed home and enjoyed our friend.
May – I was the official photographer for the International Bottom Fish Competition.
In July, my husband turned 80.
We went to Cape Town to attend a special presentation of Springbok/Protea Caps to all those who had represented their country internationally in the past. Earl was the only one to receive a Springbok cap and he received a standing ovation.
In August, we had a visit from our friend Yolandi, and our son-in-law Allan made a detour to a business meeting specifically to visit us.
In September we hosted and catered for Nampo guests for a week.
In October we had a wonderful Caravanning trip to Karoo National Park, Camdeboo National Park and Mountain Zebra National Park.
November and December were marred a little by a severe dose of Diverticulitis but that didn’t stop us travelling to Warmwaterberg and then Plettenberg Bay and Cape Town to end a great year.

This is what I wrote in my diary on 1 January 2024 – I do not make New’s Resolutions, but every year I pledge to take one day at a time and live each moment to the fullest. Earl and I are getting older – that is a fact – and may we continue to live a good, interesting, adventurous, and fun life.
I suppose the answer to the question is yes, we have lived each moment to the fullest.

4. Are you looking forward to 2025
Yes, I am. I have no idea what the future holds but a new year is always a time to make fresh plans or just go with the flow. The slate is clean at the moment. We have no plans yet but will embrace any opportunities that come our way.

Gratitude

I love the Meme that Di included in this challenge. I am truly grateful for the blessings I have captured this past year.