Worlds OLDEST Blogger-Olive Riley Dies

World’s oldest blogger, from Australia passes away…

Olive Riley, an Australian woman, who claimed to be the world’s oldest Internet blogger, has died at the age of 108.

Miss Olive liked posting on her blog. She claimed that “She enjoyed the notoriety…it kept her mind fresh.”

Her final post was a message about singing “a happy song” in her nursing home (see below).

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 written by her family and posted on her website.

Olive Riley had posted more than 70 entries on her blog from Woy Woy on the east coast since February last year, sharing her thoughts on modern life and her experiences living through the entire 20th century.

Olive Riley was 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 words were written on June 26. They were, “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!”

If you would like to visit Miss Olive’s blog…here is her address. You might want to tell her goodbye. like all of her Internet friends.

Riley’s blog, initially blog was www.allaboutolive.com.au/ and then more recently at http://worldsoldestblogger.blogspot.com

Rest in Peace, Olive Riley

~The Baby Boomer Queen~