In the midst of a chattering throng of family and friends on Monday, to celebrate the occasion of her 100th birthday, Lissy Amtsberg appears to be taking it all in her stride.
Lissy, at the head of the table, speaks animatedly to her stream of guests, while children chase balloons and she stops to answer her mobile phone.
“That was someone from Western Australia,” she grins, amazed she is re...