Dear Carolyn: Even though I have a great job where I earn more than I need, I still love to give handmade gifts with the considerable skills I have. One gift I particularly enjoy giving is a crocheted ...

Last year Virginia Couillard of Little Chute met a woman who had benefited from one of her first handmade baby blankets. “I was really surprised how well it held up,” said Couillard, 96, noting the ...

Raw grief surfaces when Stacia Garmon talks about Dax, her baby who died the day after his birth in July 2023. She and husband Ken were given a donated blanket their son had with him at Seattle’s UW ...

Every Tuesday afternoon, there’s a faint and inviting sound of laughter coming from the Joslyn Community Center in Manhattan Beach. In a room at the end of a hallway, a dozen women sit chatting and ...

Martha “Grandma” Chan is a hard-core baseball fan with a soft spot in her heart for babies. “I’m a baseball nut,” the 90-year-old said. “Every time there’s a ballgame, that’s when I do my blankets.” ...

For many new parents, the arrival of a baby is a joyous occasion filled with excitement and anticipation. But with the thrill of welcoming a newborn comes the reality of sleepless nights, diaper ...