Was there a relative everyone in the family had stories about? What made them so memorable?

A natural way to answer

Yes, my great-aunt was the one everyone talked about. She'd travelled all over the world on her own, which was unusual for her time, and she was full of incredible stories. Whenever the family got together, her adventures would come up one way or another.

Key phrases to use

• a character — a person with a strong, amusing, or unusual personality“Her grandad was quite a character.”
• crack jokes — to keep telling jokes, often to make people laugh“He was always cracking jokes at the dinner table.”
• bring up — to start talking about a particular subject“Don't bring up politics at dinner.”
• come up — (of a topic) to be mentioned or to arise in conversation“The subject came up over dinner.”
• hold court — to be the centre of attention while talking to a group, who listen eagerly“He loved holding court at family parties.”