APRIL 12, 2016: BALL Bay centenarian Anna Eastoe has taken the fuss surrounding her latest birthday in her stride, welcoming guests, attending parties and providing answers on the secret to her long life.It was a pleasure to pay Mrs Eastoe, who turned 100 on Friday, a visit over the weekend during her birthday celebration to present her with a framed certificate.“I had a lovely day with all my friends; we had about 35 to 40 people there.This lovely lady is sharp as a tack, and she certainly does not let her age slow her down.She can still drive and she loves getting down to the Seaforth Bowls Club. She also does community work, such as knitting Red Cross trauma teddies, which are special teddy bears given to children suffered severe trauma.In fact, she's knitted over 2,500 trauma teddies and is still going.I asked Mrs Eastoe her secret to long life.“I take two garlic tablets every night, that’s the only medication I take,” Mrs Eastoe said.She had heard that garlic killed ‘all kinds of germs’, and so she has taken two tablets per night for decades.Mrs Eastoe has been a widow for more than 50 years after her husband died of a heart attack in 1965.She lives at Ball Bay with her son Harrison Eastoe and enjoys an active social life.