Goodbye Olive
'World's oldest blogger' dies at 108
(CNN) -- An Australian woman often described as the world's oldest blogger has died at the age of 108 after posting a final message about her ailing health but how she sang "a happy song, as I do every day."
Olive Riley posted more than 70 entries on her blog -- or "blob" as she jokingly called it -- since February 2007
Olive Riley died Saturday at a nursing home in New South Wales.
Riley posted more than 70 entries on her blog -- or "blob" as she jokingly called it -- since February 2007.
On the site, The Life of Riley, and in a series of videos post on YouTube, Riley mused on her day-to-day life. She also recounted living through two world wars and raising three children on her own while working as a cook and a bar maid.
"She had a wonderful memory, and an amazing zest for life," said her friend Eric Shackle, who met Riley at a nursing home while visiting his wife, who has since passed. "Just two weeks ago, she recalled the words of a song that was popular before World War II, and sang the chorus with me." <>
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At a glance, I thought you were talking about Don Crowdis. He used to blog on his blog Don to Earth, but hasn't posted there since March 2007. While looking him up again for this comment, I discovered that he has a new blog, Don to Earth... again.
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