Woot! Presents - Yay!
Opened the mail box Monday to find . . . pressies! I lurve pressies!
You will recognize those as the goodies I won during the Boob Haha auctions - you will, if you went over to view said auctions, that is. And, if you do NOT recognize them . . . where have you been?
Thank you, Robin and Wendy for the fun - and to Julie (who donated the photo) and Angie (who donated the bag) for the goodies.
It is not too late for you all to make a difference in the fight against breast cancer. Wendy only needs $57 more to make her goal of $5000!!! AND - bonus - she’ll shave her head! Go quickly - go now - make your donation. Thank YOU!
If you cannot find someone close to you who is doing a special event (like the 3-day walks) you can make a donation directly to the Susan G. Komen Foundation.
My donations to Wendy’s 3-day were made in memory of my Aunt Mickey and my cousin Marsha. I didn’t know my cousin very well, but I remember my aunt fondly. She lived in Arizona and my Mom, sister and I lived in Ohio. One day my aunt blew into town in a little roadster of some sort and told my mom to pack a bag - she was taking her back to AZ with her for awhile. I was so thrilled - because my Mom never did stuff like that.
Aunt Mickey probably knew she did not have much longer to live - she died the following year (1972 - my Mom died in 1973). She had received many experimental treatments for breast cancer - had all of her “female organs” (as they used to say) removed - the treatments had turned her skin black. She came to Ohio State University Hospitals for her treatments.
I was blessed to know her and so I am blessed to give in her memory.
While I did not know Marsha well, her mother is my namesake. She was my mother’s youngest sister and is the last of the family living. So, while I make donations in memory of my cousin, they are in honor of an aunt I love muchly.
What does all this have to do with knitting? Well - the felted bag is knitted - but if I can knit together hearts and minds, then that is all the better.
p.s. - hmmm - forgot to push “publish” last night, so of course this did not show up on time. Sorry about that - my two faithful readers.
boobhaha, susan g komen, breast cancer, 3 day, charity, knitting, felted bag
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