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	Podcast:		Maine Things Considered
	Episode:		After A Life Of Hard Work, This 102-Year-Old Still Mows The Lawn Weekly
	Category:		Government & Organizations
	Duration:		00:04:19
	Publish Date:		2019-12-24 14:47:43
	Description:		We’re often reminded to enjoy the small things in life: the beauty of our natural surroundings, the taste of good food or the company of those we love. Maurice Bouchard, 102, of Lewiston, spends his days enjoying moments like these after a life of hard work. This interview is part of our series of conversations with Maine centenarians . Ninety-seven years ago, when Bouchard was 5 years old, his father made a decision that would shape the rest of his life. He moved the family from Canada to Concord, Vermont, to run a small grocery store. The family lived above the store, which would be at the center of Bouchard’s world well into adulthood. “Worked in it all the time. Sometimes I’d fill up the meat case, make sure the grocery rack had the vegetables and fruit,” he says. Bouchard says he would also pick up the bread delivery, which arrived by train. In the winter, he’d ride his sled down to the station and haul the loaves back up. After high school, Bouchard went away to college to earn a
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