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by Sue_Serio from Philadelphia, PA

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I spent the morning (Tuesday, February 19) with a lovely group of women who live together in retirement and spend time engaging in their favorite hobby.

The best part about this group from Frederick, PA, is that they are doing more than stitching and gossiping.   They are knitting with a purpose:   Blankets, bibs, hats and gloves for those who really need them.  

Inspired?

If you knit or crochet, here are a few links to get you started:

Stitches of Love

Knitting for Charity

The Daily Knitter

Warm Woolies

Get those needles clacking!   I'll pass along more links as I get them.

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ThunderTush read my blog view my photos
Feb 20, 2008 | 12:53 PM

Hi Sue... Funny thing...

My Nana used to Knit everyday- She was in the middle of knitting a blanket for my 1st born, her first grandbaby- Then she suddenly passed away-

I had gotten all of her yarn, knitting needles, works of art, (finished or not), and even tags with her name on it... The tags that go on the back of a shirt.

What an array of items and it showed me how much she loved to knit-

Here is a story that I learned after her death was... My Nana used to knit Blankets for the homeless Souls under the EL...


On one particular morning, she gave a woman one of her blankets... As my Nana was out and about she ran into the woman who had been given one of her knitted blankets- The woman was trying to sell it!

My Nana took the blanket from right out of this woman's hand and walked off- She was a fearless woman considering what can be found under the EL Today...

She had always hated the Homeless situation because of how Lax the City was and is with this issue-

So now I am going to learn how to knit!

Now, who to find to teach me :D

I should of paid attention to her when she knitted!!!


She also did a lot of cooking and baking- All times of the day... Something that I did learn from her :)

ThunderTush read my blog view my photos
Feb 20, 2008 | 12:56 PM

BTW, my Nana was Italian and lived in the Philadelphia Mayfair section- She moved in that house in 1951- Many parts of Mayfair was built up in 1948

ThunderTush read my blog view my photos
Feb 20, 2008 | 1:15 PM

Forgot too that she had a Hair Salon located down on Torresdale Ave :D

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I have been the weather anchor on Good Day Philadelphia since December of 1997. It's been quite a ride, and I've been extremely fortunate. I've spent much of my time during the years taking weather on location. Those experiences have afforded me so many opportunities I never would have had otherwise. I've visited countless schools and been able to show our viewers some of the positive things going on in the classrooms in our area. We've been able to focus on the many teachers working very hard, and the students who will always remember when TV came to their school. I'm also proud of encouraging our viewers to be "tourists in their own hometown." We've taken you to special spots, like the Camden Children's Garden, the Constitution Center, and hundreds more. These are places I might have procrastinated about visiting on my own, but thanks to this job, I've been able to feel so much a part of this community as the folks out there have opened their arms. How lucky am I? My daughter has been a part of this program, periodically, from the time she was six months old. And even now, people who recognize me and Nia when we're out and about remember when I did the weather from our house on her first day of kindergarten. Now she is in fifth grade! So many of her childhood memories are preserved on Good Day, and I am grateful. We continue to make amazing upgrades to our equipment here at Fox 29, and it's exciting to work with the very latest in state-of-the-art technology. My latest thrill is this blog. I look forward to hearing from you!

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