Page 6 THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – FriDAy, MAy 5, 2023 ADVOCATE ASKS | FROM PAGE 3 So, just until old age crept in on me. Q: You’ve done a lot of walking? A: Yep. I used to walk a lot. I led a pretty good life. Q: Do you have any advice to somebody who wants to make it to 100? That’s a big deal, hitting 100. Look at you, being in good shape and living in your own house and still driving. Do you know anybody who is older than you who is still driving? A: No. Q: How do you manage that? Since COVID, it seems like there’s worse driving out there. A: I don’t get out into the heavy traffic. I just take my time and stay in line and I don’t try to pass anybody. Q: Do you drive at night? A: No, I don’t now but I used to. Q: How long do you want to drive? A: Well, I told the kids, “I’m going to drive until I know I should not be driving, and then I’m just [going] to give you my keys. I’ll know when it’s time for me to stop. Q: What’s the best car you had as a driver? A: Well, my husband always bought me Cadillacs. Q: What color? A: We had a blue one and a pink one and a beige-colored one. He liked the big cars, but he would always ride in his Suburban. Q: Do you have an idol, besides your children and your husband? Do you have somebody you look up to and admire? A: Well, my next door neighbor is a pretty good friend to me. And he was very good to my son. Q: Do you want to mention his name? A: John Burns. He’s a mechanic. Q: So, what makes John Burns special? A: I know he watches out for me. If I need something, he does it for me right away. Q: What’s your favorite pastime that you still do? A: Puzzles – puzzles. Q: Do you like reading, too? A: Yep. I am reading a book now. Q: And what’s the game you play at the Senior Center? A: Whist. Q: And you played bridge, too? A: I used to belong to four bridge clubs. It was a passion of mine. Q: Any advice to people who have a goal of reaching 100? A: Eat well or try to eat well. Q: Please tell me about your meals and what you eat. A: I always have a good breakfast. I love my oatmeal. I’m full from that meal, so I don’t have that big a lunch, but I do have a full meal at night. Q: What do you have for lunch? A: I have a sandwich or some leftovers from the night before. Q: What are your favorite dishes? A: Chicken breast – and I love fish. I love fish and chicken, but don’t eat too much beef. I do a lot of chicken dishes. Q: And what do you drink? A: I love tea. I drink coffee and love all kinds of juice and I drink a lot of water. Q: Do you like Boston sports teams? A: I love the Red Sox and they’re doing pretty good now. I like to watch the ballgames. I like Alex Verdugo. He speaks very highly of everybody on the team. I think he’s very good. But I don’t have a favorite player. I like them all. Q: How long have you been following baseball? A: I went when the Braves were in Boston. I felt bad when they moved them out. [In 1953 the Braves moved to Milwaukee.] Everybody went to the Braves games and were sad to see them go. Q: Do you watch television? A: I enjoy television very much and I think they have some wonderful programs? Q: What’s your favorite program? A: I like to watch the news – the national news. I don’t have any favorites; I just poke around and see which one I like. Q: So you enjoy puzzles, and now you are working on a 1,000 piece puzzle. A: Yep. I’m not a slave to it. It’s a fun thing. That was a Christmas present. Every Cooper Brothers paves the way to World Series Park Christmas my daughter gives me one. Q: What’s your greatest accomplishment? A: My children, for one thing. That’s about it; I haven’t made any big dent in the world. I didn’t do anything special. I just went along with the norm of everything. Q: Do you remember the days of the old telephone when people had to share a party line? A: It wasn’t a problem, because people didn’t telephone like they do now. If they called, they called for a reason. I can’t remember anybody in the family having long conversations with those phones. Q: Do you have a cell phone? A: Not anymore. I had one and it drove me crazy. It drove me crazy. Q: What about your car? A: I have a 2009 Chevy Cobalt. It’s black and it’s got 25,264 miles on it. Every year I take it in and get it winterized. I’ve kept every one of the slips so whoever gets it knows its full value. Cooper Brothers paved the new entrance to World Series Park in Saugus recently. The company’s owner, Josh Cooper, is shown here operating the roller. (Courtesy photo to The Saugus Advocate by Bernie Doherty) (Editor’s Note: The following info is from a press release issued by World Series Park this week.) C ooper Brothers Paving generously donated an asphalt walkway at the entrance to World Series Park in Saugus. Under the direction of Cooper Paving owner Josh Cooper, they removed the old walkway and installed a new, wider walkway. Cooper Brothers Paving installs residential and commercial paving of everything from walkways to driveways at reasonable prices. Cooper is a fourth generation, family-owned and operated business, doing asphalt paving for over 40 years in Saugus and surrounding communities. Owner Josh Cooper believes in serving the community by not only catering to people’s paving needs but also supporting causes that make Saugus a better place to live, like World Series Park, which provides a great facility for playing baseball in Saugus and for encouraging the youth of Saugus to play baseball. “We very much appreciate Cooper’s support and encourage people to contact them for asphalt paving, World Series Park Superintendent Bob Davis said. “Josh Cooper has helped us many times, installing paving in the park over the years. This kind of support has kept us going over the last eighteen years.”
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