Anne Stringer 100 Years Old

“There is one drawback to turning 100,” confided Anne Stringer who hit the century mark Wednesday at Doolittle Home. “I can only do one thing at a time now. I was once able to do two or three things at a time but now its one thing at a time.”

But that doesn’t slow her down a bit. She usually wins at the weekly game of Bingo, and averages 87 when bowling, usually placing first or second in a field of seven. Anne has her own “walking track” on the second floor, enabling her to exercise daily. And weekly trips to Stop & Shop enable her to purchase some of her favorite things, including Hershey Kisses, blueberry tea, chocolate chip cookies and Moxie.

An accomplished knitter, she features her own patterns in many of her creations and she particularly enjoys weekly Trivia sessions through which she learned many new things.

A large cake and many balloons were the order of the day for her grand celebration and, surrounded by family, friends, fellow residents and staff, she was the life of the party.

Anne came to Doolittle Home in 2003, having spent many years at Pine Tree Gardens on Chestnut Street. She was married to the late Joe Stringer, whose family owned the first gas station on Route One in Wrentham, where they resided for many years. They had no children, but Anne enjoys her many nieces and nephews. Joseph Stringer, a nephew from North Carolina, hosted her party, much to the delight of all.