city Kingston Birthday Coronavirus old city Kingston

Coronavirus: 94-year old Kingston senior keeps busy with her knitting

Reading now: 202
globalnews.ca

As the COVID-19 crisis continues, many Kingston seniors endure isolation to stay safe in their homes. One Kingstonian who is well into her 90s has kept herself busy doing her favourite past-time. “No, I never get bored,” says Johanna Klaassen.

Klaassen is a mother of four, with seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren, has always kept herself busy. But during the novel coronavirus pandemic, she turned to her knitting — something she has done for decades. “Well yes, it is my hobby,” says Klaassen, “because I have always knitted. “I don’t know how many pairs of socks I have knitted … but if one pair is finished and especially before Christmas, there are a lot of people who got socks because I knitted them.” Klaassen’s latest project

Read more on globalnews.ca
The website covid-19.rehab is an aggregator of news from open sources. The source is indicated at the beginning and at the end of the announcement. You can send a complaint on the news if you find it unreliable.

Related News

Gotabaya Rajapaksa - The economy is recovering, says President during meeting with professionals - newsfirst.lk
newsfirst.lk
65%
990
The economy is recovering, says President during meeting with professionals
COLOMBO (News 1st); President Gotabaya Rajapaksa said that the nature or extent of the challenges will not matter in fulfilling the promises made to the people.He noted that development activities continue in the country while taking necessary steps to control the COVID-19 pandemic.The President also pointed out that the economy, which had been collapsed for nearly two years, is gradually recovering.The President made these remarks participating in the first round of discussions in a series of sessions with professionals representing various fields, held at the President’s House on Friday (11).The professionals who participated in the discussion said that they are further committed to make the national programme a success by giving the necessary strength to achieve the goals desired by the President, said a statement.The professionals vehemently rejected the allegations spread by some sections with the objective of achieving narrow political agendas, the statement added.Experts in the field said that the new approach to agriculture initiated by the President is being continuously supported by the researchers and entrepreneurs who are engaged full time in these fields, further noted the statement.Representatives from a wide range of fields, including education, policy, sociology, agriculture, research, water and renewable energy, medical, engineering and innovation, were present at the discussion with the President.Ministers, State Ministers, Members of Parliament, the Governor of the Central Bank, the Secretary to the President, the Principal Advisor to the President and many others were also present.
DMCA