Ellen Pinsky, 63, of Geneva, was knitting an afghan for the LivingWell gift shop at the weekly knitting circle at LivingWell Cancer Center in Geneva when Chronicle reporter Brenda Schory asked her 11 questions.
Where did you grow up? Winnetka
Immediate family? Two years ago, I reconnected with my half-brother and his family and I am relocating to Albuquerque, New Mexico. I'm going to have to start my own knitting circle when I get there
Pets? One Russian blue cat named Max after Maxim Gorky the Russian author
What's the last song you listened to? The soundtrack to "Sleepless in Seattle"
Do you have a hobby? Knitting, reading and cooking
Who do you like to read? Mary Higgins Clark
Favorite charity: The Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation. Before it was the Willis Tower, I did the Sears Tower stair climb in 2006, which is 2,109 steps, to raise money for the Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation
Favorite food? Anything with chicken in it
Favorite local restaurant? Mill Race Inn in Geneva
What's your favorite thing about the city you live in? The architecture and the friendliness of the people. Geneva is a very friendly town.
What is an interesting factoid about yourself? I am a professional organizer and in the course of organizing a garage, we found a dead mouse and a dead chipmunk. And we buried them properly. We did not have a service, but we took out a shovel and buried them.
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