90-year-old earns ninth judo belt

Photo of Michael Leigh originally appeared in the BBC.

Not only has he achieved something spectacular in a sport he loves, Michael also visited 160 countries and even served as an alternate to the 1964 Olympics in Tokyo.

Women find purpose wrapping up projects for deceased crafters

Loose Ends founders Jennifer Simonic, left, and Masey Kaplan - Photo copyright by Winky Lewis.

Since its inception in September 2022, Loose Ends has amassed 7,000 volunteer “finishers” from every state and dozens of foreign countries. The organization will match finishers to projects of any fiber arts handwork craft, including knitting, crochet, rug hooking, embroidery, cross stitch and quilting.