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ABOUT US
The Mother
Lesli Anderson
Meet the mom and inspiration of The Ginger Cat.
Lesli is a Colorado native who grew up on a small cattle ranch on the western slope. She began crafting at an early age and focused on knitting and sewing in 4-H. She went to Adams State College (now University) to become a music teacher and taught private piano lessons for 30 years.
After moving to Ault to attend CSU, she met her husband of 27 years. She and Rod have spent a lot of time in the woodshop together and create high quality jewelry boxes which can be found all over the world.
In her spare time (what is that?) she likes to read and has raised Labrador Retrievers. She volunteers at Coffeehouse Ten29 in Eaton when she can, and helps out at The Resource Center in Greeley with various fundraisers. If she can’t be found –which is rare– she’s at home with a pair of needles in hand.
The Daughter
Ilona Cathalan
Lona is a young 20s queer woman who loves to knit! She's been knitting (seriously) since she was about 11, sewing since she was 8, cross-stitching since was roughly 14, and just picked up crochet in 2022. She married Brendon in 2019, and has successfully taught him to knit.
Lona was homeschooled and grew up watching her parents work from home, so being thrown into the corporate world was definitely a rough change. She knew for a long time that she wanted to work for a mom-and-pop shop, but never dreamed she'd be one of the ones in charge after all! When Lesli finally told her about the dream, Lona jumped on it immediately and said "we'll make it happen!" (And has coincidentally started finishing projects, instead of letting them stew)
If she's not doing some kind of various craft, she's either playing video games (Chrono Cross is her favorite) or playing one of her instruments (maybe). She also likes to hike casually, and enjoys reading.
The Mascot
Ginger
Ginger (also known as Mister Man, Ginger Boy, and Ging) is a rescue cat that Lona and Brendon got in October 2021 at 3 months old. He inspired the name of our shop, but doesn't spend any time there since, like us, he's a sucker for yarn.
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We all love him very much!
