At a dance I think, but I'm not 100% sure

They met in a bar and their first date was my mum taking my dad grapes in hospital because he was in for surgery on his knee (because he had a reputation for falling down open manholes... I didn't believe this until my dad's friend independently said this as well :joker: so funny. Apparently he'd fallen down another open manhole and had damaged his knee in some way... what did my mum ever see in him?)

yup. through a mutual friend who invited them both to go sailing on a summer afternoon. i always thought it was a cute story.

Blind date, set up by a mutual friend.