Nellie and Joe Graham, NI's 'oldest married couple'
Mr and Mrs Graham share a kiss
Mrs Graham celebrated her century at a family party at the weekend - surrounded by her 11 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.So what's the answer to the question everyone wants to know - the secret to such a long and healthy life?Keen baker Mrs Graham still does all the cooking and cleaning for the couple, but takes a break every Friday to get her hair done.She has spent just one night in hospital for a minor ailment in her 10 decades.
Mr Graham is in poorer health, so his wife cares for him every day, and gets up at 07:00 every day to make him porridge for breakfast."I hear tell of these ones saying that they never had a row, but I couldn't take that in," she says."There could be a row between now and bedtime.
Of his parent's marriage that has spanned more than seven decades, he says:"Father has slowed down a bit but he never gets a chance to talk, she does all the talking for him and her both.""Just keep going no matter what befalls you, just keep motoring on, do what you do every day and get on with it," he says."I said: 'I don't think so, unless there's a miracle cure along the way.
"I don't know if there's something in the air or what, but it seems to work for this pair anyway," says Mr Graham.
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