
{"id":15640,"date":"2011-02-03T10:32:50","date_gmt":"2011-02-03T15:32:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.carrborocitizen.com\/main\/?p=15640"},"modified":"2011-02-03T10:34:46","modified_gmt":"2011-02-03T15:34:46","slug":"her-day-is-far-from-done","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/2011\/02\/03\/her-day-is-far-from-done\/","title":{"rendered":"Her day is far from done"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><figure id=\"attachment_15641\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15641\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.carrborocitizen.com\/main\/2011\/02\/03\/her-day-is-far-from-done\/100th\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-15641\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.carrborocitizen.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/100th.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"100th\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" class=\"size-full wp-image-15641\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/100th.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/100th-113x75.jpg 113w, https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/100th-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/100th-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/100th-120x80.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15641\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by Allison Russell<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n<strong>By Will Bryant<br \/>\n<\/strong><em>Staff Writer<\/em><br \/>\nWhen Anne Edwin was born on Jan. 28, 1911, William Taft was president of the United States, the town of Carrboro was little more than a textile mill and some railroad tracks and the Titanic was one year away from embarking on its fateful journey.<br \/>\nEdwin, who celebrated a century of life at a birthday party in the community room of Adelaide Walters Apartments last Friday, is considered past her prime by most people\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s standards. But as her fellow residents will tell you, at 100 years old, Edwin might be the youngest person living in Chapel Hill.<br \/>\n\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Anne has got a youthful attitude \u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s like everything is fresh and new,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d said 88-year-old Don Matthias, Edwin\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s neighbor of nearly 10 years. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153She looks at the best side of things \u00e2\u20ac\u201c and for a person of 100 years, that\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s unusual.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<br \/>\nBorn and raised in Philadelphia, Edwin was the only girl among four brothers. At 16, she was forced to get a job to help her struggling single mother. Her work helped her family weather the Great Depression.<br \/>\nLater, she lived nearly 30 years in Florida with her husband, Russ Edwin. They had no kids.<br \/>\n\u00e2\u20ac\u0153They were party people,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d said Edwin\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s niece, Patricia Watts. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153They loved to have fun.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<br \/>\nRuss passed away in 1985, but Anne has managed to get along on her own. Watts says that when she takes Edwin to the local Harris Teeter, her aunt knows exactly what she wants.<br \/>\n\u00e2\u20ac\u0153She pushes her own cart, picks out her own fruits and vegetables, and talks to the meat man. She pretty much takes care of herself.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<br \/>\nEdwin has seen some tough times in her 100 years, but she says she wouldn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t have it any other way.<br \/>\n\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Some days I don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t feel very well, but who else cares,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d she asks. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Other people are not interested in your troubles, so I always just say I am fine and keep a smile on my face.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<br \/>\nEdwin claims she never imagined she would live to be 100, and still can\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t believe it. She attributes her longevity to the positive attitude she carries with her in life and the respectful attitude she has toward others.<br \/>\n\u00e2\u20ac\u0153You should always try to understand other people, instead of criticizing them,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d she says. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Just be honest and truthful.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<br \/>\nEdwin moved to Chapel Hill in the winter of 2002, and since then has become a beloved member of the community. Known throughout the Adelaide complex for her glowing smile and calming voice, she\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a role model for those around her.<br \/>\n\u00e2\u20ac\u0153She is an inspiration to all of us,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d says Matthias. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Anne is beloved by everyone here.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<br \/>\nMatthias was one of many celebrating Edwin\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s birthday milestone on Friday, and he serenaded the birthday girl with the old-time favorite \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Day is Done.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<br \/>\nThe song capped a special afternoon for the residents of Adelaide Apartments. Because, despite what the title of the tune may have you believe, the spry and ever-smiling Anne Edwin is still loving life, and her day is far from done. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When Anne Edwin was born on Jan. 28, 1911, William Taft was president of the United States, the town of Carrboro was little more than a textile mill and some railroad tracks and the Titanic was one year away from embarking on its fateful journey.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":15641,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15640","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-features"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15640","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15640"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15640\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15645,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15640\/revisions\/15645"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15641"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15640"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15640"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15640"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}