Westminster home-improvement guru Chris Grundy uncovers unique gadgets and tools for this holiday season during a DIY Network holiday blowout marathon of his show, “Cool Tools.” The new season premieres tonight at 7 on Comcast channel 277. Then on Thanksgiving weekend, Grundy will be in the “Cool Tools Holiday Blitz,” which will feature more than 350 additional must-haves for tool lovers. Details at .
Keeping kitty healthy
The Morris Animal Foundation has launched the “Happy Healthy Cat Campaign” to encourage better cat health care. Despite the fact that cats are America’s No. 1 pet, with more than 82 million living in U.S. homes, they tend to receive less veterinary care than dogs, and few scientists study and research cures for feline health issues. To find out more about feline diseases, search interactive features for cat lovers and donate to the campaign, visit .
Daily dose of knitting
Loveland knitting enthusiast Liz Gipson is co-hosting a new how-to program on Colorado Public Television’s KBDI-TV Channel 12. The show, “Knitting Daily TV,” airs Mondays at 11:30 a.m. and features several Colorado designers and fiber-industry personalities. Gipson is managing editor of Handwoven magazine. Her show includes episodes on crocheting, stitching, felting, spinning and other popular fiber crafts.
A new way to give thanks
Colorado author EllynAnne Geisel is encouraging the beginning of a new Thanksgiving tradition while honoring the apron as a symbol of home, family and mothering. She is one of the backers of “National Tie One On Day,” which this year marks its third anniversary. Celebrated the night before Thanksgiving, this new tradition asks people to pause in preparation of their seasonal meal, wrap a loaf of bread or other baked good in an apron, and tuck a prayer or note of encouragement in the apron pocket. Then, deliver the bundle to a neighbor or friend, says Geisel, author of “The Apron Book: Making, Wearing and Sharing a Bit of Cloth and Comfort and Apronisms: Pocket Wisdom for Every Day.” For details visit apronicity and .
