Go Hazel,
I can sense her familial presence, the Grandmother of all the residents, loving and protecting her children and providing a feeling of security like many Grandmothers do.
What comes to mind is "The Matriarch of Mississauga".
I just saw this article on yahoo about a woman turning 100...nothing's slowing her down either.
Nobel-winner: I'm sharper at 100 than at 20
Rita Levi Montalcini celebrates a few days early her 100th birthday.
( Riccardo De Luca, The Associated Press )
ROME 04/19/2009
Levi Montalcini, who also serves as a 'Senator for Life' in Italy...
She shared the 1986 Nobel Prize for Medicine with American Stanley Cohen for discovering mechanisms that regulate the growth of cells and organs.
"Above all, don't fear difficult moments," she said. "The best comes from them."
Complete article: http://www.denverpost.com/ci_12174432?source=rss