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"In the far corner of the Crockett County Senior Center, 75-year-old Cynthia
Flores almost always has a puzzle going. She and her friends sort colors and
look for edge pieces while they gossip — “faster than the telephone” — in the
Tex-Mex blend of Spanish and English they grew up speaking in Ozona, a tiny
ranching and oil outpost in far West Texas. A couple of days before Valentine’s
Day, their puzzle surface was one of the few in the center not covered in red
and pink hearts; preparations were underway for the big dance the following
night.
“La comida esta ready,” another senior said, calling the puzzlers to lunch.
Flores placed one last piece, then took her seat at a long community table. The
plate in front of her would have delighted a nutritionist with its lean protein
and mountain of steamed broccoli. She pulled a tiny plastic container of
teriyaki sauce out of her bag and poured the contents over the meat. “They feed
us what we need,” Flores said, “but I always fix it up.” Mostly, she said,
she’s just thankful not to have to cook. Like many of her friends, Flores still
lives at home, but comes into the center for lunch most days. After being
married at 16 and preparing food for herself and her family for almost 60
years, she said she was ready for a break."
Via
Reasons to be Cheerful:
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Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
