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

Do you remember your first date?
I had to rummage around my memory for this on as I am not sure what my first date actually was. But this one seems to fit the bill. In primary school I floated happily between boy‑friends and girl‑friends (the innocent kind), and the idea of “dating” was something I had not yet considered.
Then came Standard Five (Seventh Grade/Year 7). I was a particularly naive 12-year-old, and was quite annoyed when my girlfriends suggested that Henry was more than ‘just a friend’. He ‘likes’ you,” they informed me. And to be honest he was a really good-looking lad, a year or two older than I was.
Now back in the day in South Africa drive-in movies were a thing and families would often head off to one on a Friday or Saturday night. Henry’s family were no exception so when I was invited to go along with them I innocently accepted, I sat next to Henry in the back seat while his younger brother sat shotgun with Mom.
Halfway through the movie, Henry took my hand. Before I could even decide whether this was thrilling or terrifying, his mother turned around, spotted us, and chirped, “Oh, how cute!”
I almost died of embarrassment.
This was just before they were due to move to another city. His mom cheekily asked, ‘Henry, what are you going to do when we leave?”
He broke into song with lyrics from The Searchers – “

Goodbye, my love
Goodbye, my love
Though I love you truly
It was meant to be
That I’d lose your love
Goodbye, my love, goodbye

He was not embarrassed in the slightest. Meanwhile, I was busy evaporating from mortification.Twelve‑year‑old me was not built for that level of drama.

Did you belong to a youth club or similar in your teens?
Yes indeed. Back in the day I travelled by train from Fish Hoek to Plumstead – a half hour ride – along with some others to attend a lovely church youth club. Today there is no way that it would be safe to travel on a train, there and back at night and then walk home in the dark!

Can you roller skate?
Well, I could – and maybe I still can but I wouldn’t put that to the test. When I was a child we used to roller skate on the paving outside some shops – after closing time. The windows were plate glass and the shop owners were terrified we’d crash into them – but we never did!

What did you have for breakfast this morning?
This morning I cooked scrambled eggs, bacon, banana, mushrooms and tomatoes which I served to my hubby and my guest, Andrew. On the side was toast, butter and jam. And of course a good strong cup of coffee made in the Nespresso Machine with StarbuckS Italian Blend Pods.
Breakfast is my favourite meal and all my married life my darling husband has been the one to cook them both at home, in the bush and wherever we might find ourselves. These days I have had to take over most of the cooking of all meals and I thought I had to have a photo of one of my breakfasts, but I don’t! So here I am posting one of his.

This is the meme for this week’s Gratitude

I have learned in my old age that indeed I am enough as I am. But I am grateful for all the awesome people in my life who are also enough as they are!