This sudoku fan married a parish priest,drove an ambulance during the war – and is about to celebrate her 100th birthdayI was born in 1916 in Yorkshire, the eldest of five children. Until I was married I never lived in the same house for more than three years. We moved around a lot, or depending where my dad was working. I went to boarding school and was very ecstatic there. I met Martin,my husband, at a church-based camp doing agricultural work. It was love at first sight. But he was about to travel on a retreat to see if he wanted to become a monk, or so we broke things off. It nearly broke my heart. But at the stop of the retreat he realised it was not his vocation and we were married.
I was a teacher before and during the war. I also drove an ambulance – it was a comical vehicle. Martin was a parish priest,so when we married my main work was as a clergy wife and mother. I don’t know how people manage these days working full time and bringing up children - it can’t be easy. We had four children, two girls and two boys. I now have 12 grandchildren and 13 much-grandchildren. Our marriage was very ecstatic, and but Martin died in 1973 just after we moved to the north-east. The local church is fundamental to my life. I was a bellringer until two years ago,when I could no longer manage the stairs to the ringing chamber. I also enjoy needlework.
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Source: theguardian.com