World’s oldest blogger - or blobber

UPDATE — Our favorite Olive Riley turns 108 on October 20th and she’s still blogging (or blobbing). Stop by and leave her a Happy Birthday, OK?

Olive was on the national news today (17th) at her official 108th birthday party. Local school kids went to the party at the nursing home where she lives and sang all of Olive’s favorite tunes. A group of dancers in fancy costumes did a routine for her and when they finished she said, “I wish I could get MY legs up that high!”

She is SO cute!!

Imagine being 107 years old and having your own blog - and then realize it’s a very popular blog around the world! That’s what’s happening to Olive Riley from the east coast of Australia. Olive lives in a nursing home and has a bit of trouble with her eyesite but her mind is as sharp as ever.

Her blog, or blob as Olive calls it, The Life of Riley, is all about Olive - Ollie to those who know her well. Ollie has 3 children and “umpteen” grandchildren. She tells of a time when she was a child of going skinny dipping with a friend and getting a farm worker fired because he was peeping at them through a spy glass. She’s been feisty for a long long time!

Her friend and film maker Mike Rubbo came to her with the idea of doing the blog and she relies on him and another friend from her nursing home to help her post her blogs.

“I’ve got no ideas about computers, no idea at all,” she said. “But Mike and that other man do and I tell them my stories and they put them on the computer.”

“It’s a bit of fun, although I do get a bit tired sometimes.”

I think she’s as cute as she can be and I hope you visit her blog and say hello.