by Tricia
I’ve never heard of 97 year-old Mae Laborde before today. She was highlighted in a Yahoo article and I couldn’t help but smile the entire time I was reading it. What an amazing woman.
Mae Laborde via Yahoo.com.
There’s much to be said about life and what you can do with it. Since this is a personal finance blog, I’ll highlight a tidbit related to finance I found in the article:
“A Girl Scout leader for her daughter’s troop, she has kept in touch with most of her daughter’s friends. Now in their 70s, they’ll ask her for secrets to living a long life. She’ll tell them to never retire.
When she was 89 Laborde took a police training course just for fun, and she still cooks for herself, paints and raises tomatoes in her garden that she sells to a local restaurant.”
A police training course when she was 89? She’s amazing.
I’m still smiling…what more can I say?
I think it’s so great. I understand she has her own fan club.
Mia
Mia – I didn’t think of looking up a fan club. I did a quick search and didn’t see anything. If anyone knows of the web address of her fan club, please let me know. I’ll add the link above.
Hi, this is my first time writing on your blog!
I have to confess that I always “blast” my 75 yr
old mom for working 6 days a week…full time.
My hat goes off to Mae, as she has made me feel
so inspired, and grateful. I hope that I will be as productive as my mom, and Mae in my older years! (I love this blog!)
Wow! My hat off to Mae Laborde. I’m 70 and I’m a frustrated actress – always wondered if I should try to do something fun! Now that I’m a widow, I have time on my hands.
Wow, this is amazing. Mae is my friends great-grandmother, and I pretty much think of her as my own great-grandmother too. It always surprises me when I find something about her on the internet, but she really is a great woman.