CIRCLE of Friends held their monthly meeting on September 18 at one of the member’s homes and each shared their life story.
The group of ladies all had different upbringings. One was born in Scotland, married and had a son.
“After being widowed I actually bought a piece of land in Scotland and built my own home. It was quite something back then, it had never been heard of before in the small village I lived in. When my son moved to South Africa I followed him a few years later and have been here ever since. I worked as a property estate agent, then bought a boutique and had two houses built in Alberton. I have remarried and I’m very happy.”
Another member was born in England and when she was only a year old her parents decided to come to South Africa. They moved around a lot, arriving in Port Elizabeth then onto East London, then back to England then on to Kenya. There for a while then moved to Cape Town then to Durban. She began work and while working became a model. During this time she married and they then moved to Johannesburg.
Another was born in Port Elizabeth and when she was in standard nine (Grade 11) she met her future husband, a young Scottish lad.
“We didn’t click at first but became a couple not that long after. We have two children, one still lives here and our daughter, her husband and children moved to Australia a few years ago.” She went on to say it was terribly hard when the family first left but since then they have visited and seen how happy they are living there.
“I was born in Forest Hill in a house in Minaar Street. Then later we moved to a small holding. When my father came home from the war I didn’t even recognise him. I met my future husband and we got married on my 21st birthday. We have one daughter who is married to a great guy and we have two lovely grandsons.”
“I was born in Johannesburg and we were quite poor really. We lived in a small bachelor flat and later moved to a larger flat in Hillbrow, then a two bed flat, where we lived for 21 years. I went to a convent in Doornfontein then onto Joburg High School for Girls, leaving after standard eight (Grade 10). I did many different jobs from being an usherette at The Savoy and working at the Okay Bazaars and I attended college. I married, then we divorced and I met my husband who I’ve been married to for 44 years. We have two daughters and two granddaughters,” said another.
The members enjoyed an interesting morning, although time ran out before all the members could share their stories. “We’ll carry on at our next meeting,” they agreed. Ending with a delicious tea made the morning even more enjoyable.
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