One hundred and three years. This is the goal reached today by Giuseppina Corona, for all Peppina, Lotzorai's longest-living woman. In the house at number 5 in via Verdi, in the Donigala district, the lady welcomed relatives, friends and municipal administrators led by the mayor Cesare Mannini accompanied by the councilor Giovanni Garau.

A polenta-based lunch accompanied by a glass of sparkling wine to toast the coveted goal, which when she was a girl had been prophesied by her father Salvatore. Nonna Peppina, widowed by her husband Mario Cauli in 2004, had nine children, six of whom are still alive. He can count on the affection of 19 grandchildren and as many great-grandchildren.

A woman of deep faith, she is devoted to Padre Pio and does not disdain bets on the Lotto and bingo challenges. In the past, in addition to having taken care of the large family, Giuseppina Corona also ran the grocery store. A job he carried out during the winter because in the summer he sold his own fruit and vegetables in the stall set up a stone's throw from the beach.