On any given day Aunty Bibiana Hernandez can be seen tending to her daily chores around her yard, a task she has done for many years.The centenarian with one of her great grands.Born Bibiana Peters, she celebrated her 100th birth anniversary in December last and recently the family held a thanksgiving service in her honour at her Bunbury Hill home in the Mabaruma Sub-Region.Coming from a family of eight, Aunty Bibiana is the eldest of the lot, followed by Genevieve Mc Kinnon, 80 and Maureen Croal, 60.Her younger siblings still look up to her for advice.Aunty Bibiana is of mixed race – Portuguese, Amerindian (Arawak) and Chinese. Her husband passed away almost 20 years ago.She recalled attending school in the riverine community at Morawhanna, before her family brought her to the city to further her studies. She soon returned to the North West District and settled at Mabaruma , the main administrative centre of the region. It was there, while living with another sibling, that she met her husband, whom she described as a great cricketer.The little lady soon married the lucky gentleman at the tender age of 15 and she later moved back to her birthplace at Bunbury Hill. The couple was said to be the very first persons to have taken up residence in the hill-top community and to start a family there.A staunch Roman Catholic, she describes herself as “a very disciplined individual” and even in her immobile state, she is always ready to fulfill any duty around the house. With a slight chuckle, she said her mouth is “very hot.”These days, Aunty Bibiana sits with her children and grand children and tells them stories of days gone by, the things she did as a young lady growing up and places she visited. She proudly recollects stories about her farming practices,Wholesale NFL Jerseys China, noting that “I miss my livestock, especially the cows and the milk”.The elderly woman said that her main hobby was tending to the animals.Aunty Bibiana in younger days (second right) with family members.On any given day one can visit Aunty Bibiana and a pot is always on the fire. She is always ready to share it with whoever it may be.She recounted\ in her younger days, on one occasion, she took her first grandson when he was only six weeks old and assisted in breastfeeding him at the time.Today, the grown man, Paul Hernandez, is the one who was mandated by the family to take care of his granny, and quite rightly so!
