This was a great treat for me, I had never met anyone over 100 before and Violet Dale was incredible. Although slightly frail she told me all about her life as a nurse in Sunderland, my grandfather was a doctor in Durham so I wonder if they ever met. Violet has lived 40 years more than my father and 60 years more than many of my friends which is a sobering thought. How much one can fit in to such a life.