World's Oldest Blogger Dies
This was a heartwarming (albeit sad) story to read first thing on a Monday morning.
From Yahoo News:
- An Australian woman described as the world's oldest Internet blogger has died at the age of 108 after posting a final message about singing "a happy song" in her nursing home. Olive Riley "passed away peacefully on July 12 and will be mourned by thousands of Internet friends and hundreds of descendants and other relatives," a note on her website said.
Born in the outback town of Broken Hill on October 20 1899, she lived through two world wars and raised three children while doing various jobs, including ranch cook and barmaid.
In her final post on June 26, she wrote: "I can't believe I've been here in this nursing home for more than a week. How the days have flown, even though I've been in bed most of the time. I still feel weak, and can't shake off that bad cough. Penny, who's in the next bed to mine, had a visit one day this week from her daughter, who's a professional singer. Guess what happened! She and I sang a happy song, as I do every day, and before long we were joined by several nurses, who sang along too. It was quite a concert!"
Riley's blog, initially on www.allaboutolive.com.au.
According to her great grandson, "She had people communicating with her from as far away as Russia and America on a continual basis, not just once in a while. She enjoyed the notoriety -- it kept her mind fresh."
I hope I'm still blogging at 108 years old! Although, blogging as we know it probably won't exist in its current form. It may not even be called blogging by then.
SOURCE: WORLD'S OLDEST BLOGGER DIES
From Yahoo News:
- An Australian woman described as the world's oldest Internet blogger has died at the age of 108 after posting a final message about singing "a happy song" in her nursing home. Olive Riley "passed away peacefully on July 12 and will be mourned by thousands of Internet friends and hundreds of descendants and other relatives," a note on her website said.
Born in the outback town of Broken Hill on October 20 1899, she lived through two world wars and raised three children while doing various jobs, including ranch cook and barmaid.
In her final post on June 26, she wrote: "I can't believe I've been here in this nursing home for more than a week. How the days have flown, even though I've been in bed most of the time. I still feel weak, and can't shake off that bad cough. Penny, who's in the next bed to mine, had a visit one day this week from her daughter, who's a professional singer. Guess what happened! She and I sang a happy song, as I do every day, and before long we were joined by several nurses, who sang along too. It was quite a concert!"
Riley's blog, initially on www.allaboutolive.com.au.
According to her great grandson, "She had people communicating with her from as far away as Russia and America on a continual basis, not just once in a while. She enjoyed the notoriety -- it kept her mind fresh."
I hope I'm still blogging at 108 years old! Although, blogging as we know it probably won't exist in its current form. It may not even be called blogging by then.
SOURCE: WORLD'S OLDEST BLOGGER DIES
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