OLD WOMAN OF MASSACHUSETTS IS PROUD TO SAY THAT SHE IS STILL DRIVING. WE’RE NOT TALKING ABOUT HER CAR, THOUGH, HERE. WE’RE TALKING ABOUT A LAWN TRACTOR. MARIE ERICKSON BOUGHT THE TOP OF THE LINE, JOHN DEERE FOR HER BIRTHDAY. SHE SAYS SHE ALWAYS WANTED ONE OF THESE THINGS AND SAVED UP FOR YEARS TO GET IT. WITH TWO AND A HALF ACRES OF LAWN TO TAKE CARE OF, MARIE SAYS IT WAS WORTH EVERY PENNY. I STILL GOT ALL MY MARBLES AND IT’S THE MONEY I SAVED. I’M GOING TO BUY THIS TRACTOR. AND I DID. I’M ON THAT TRACTOR EVERY DAY. WHETHER THE GRASS NEEDS CUTTING OR NOT DOESN’T CARE, RIGHT? I’M JUST GONNA GO CUT IT ANYWAY. MARIE’S KIDS MAKE SURE SHE HAS ENOUGH FUEL. AND AFTER THAT, SHE SAYS THE YARD IS HER PERSONAL PROJECT. SO IT IS THE BEST MANICURED LAWN IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. NOW, NO DOUBT IT’S HER HAPPY PLACE OUT THERE CUTTING THE LAWN. BEST MANICURED AND NEIGHBORHOODS STATE, MAYBE EVE
Woman celebrates 97th birthday with purchase of lawn tractor she spent years saving for
A 97-year-old woman in Massachusetts saved up and purchased a top-of-the-line John Deere lawn tractor for her birthday.
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Updated: 6:50 PM CDT Jul 14, 2023
A woman in Massachusetts saved up for years and bought a John Deere lawn tractor for her 97th birthday.Marie Erickson, of Swansea, said she has always wanted a top-of-the-line tractor for her 2.5-acre lawn. Every month, Erickson said she would save a little bit of money until she reached her goal and could purchase the $5,000 tractor in cash."I still got all my marbles, and it's the money I saved. I'm going to buy this tractor and I did," said Erickson.Erickson said she is on her tractor every day, even if the grass does not need to be cut."I go around and check," said Erickson, "and when I see it, I cut it."Erickson, who considers herself quite independent, did not let any of her five kids help her purchase her tractor, though they do make sure she has enough fuel.
A woman in Massachusetts saved up for years and bought a John Deere lawn tractor for her 97th birthday.
Marie Erickson, of Swansea, said she has always wanted a top-of-the-line tractor for her 2.5-acre lawn.
Every month, Erickson said she would save a little bit of money until she reached her goal and could purchase the $5,000 tractor in cash.
"I still got all my marbles, and it's the money I saved. I'm going to buy this tractor and I did," said Erickson.
Erickson said she is on her tractor every day, even if the grass does not need to be cut.
"I go around and check," said Erickson, "and when I see it, I cut it."
Erickson, who considers herself quite independent, did not let any of her five kids help her purchase her tractor, though they do make sure she has enough fuel.
