The Changes of Today
- Thread starter carouselsilver
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Capt Lightning
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- Historic Buchan, Scotland
I agree that many of these skills are disappearing, but I'm pleased that between Mrs. L and I, we can still do almost all of them.
hollydolly
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Here's the list in case people don't want to click on the link..
TOP 50 LOST SKILLS AND HOBBIES:
For me, I can and have done the vast majority on the list and still do many today
TOP 50 LOST SKILLS AND HOBBIES:
For me, I can and have done the vast majority on the list and still do many today
- Writing letters
- Map reading
- Knowing proper grammar
- Mental maths
- Remembering phone numbers
- Using a compass
- Handwriting
- Handwashing clothes
- Making a fire from scratch
- Stamp collecting
- Sewing/making clothes yourself
- Spelling
- Wiring a plug yourself
- Calligraphy
- Preserving food – such as pickling
- Sewing on a button yourself
- Making your own jam
- Making your own cheese
- Tying knots
- Knitting
- Identifying different plants, trees or insects
- Changing a tyre yourself
- Making your own bread by hand
- Remembering addresses
- Using an index in a book
- Giving directions
- Remembering dates
- Reading music
- Carpentry
- Baking a cake by hand
- Pottery making
- Storytelling
- Cooking something from memory
- Reading
- Putting up a shelf yourself
- Critical thinking
- Time keeping
- Caring for chickens
- Speaking/learning another language
- Budgeting
- Creative writing
- Finding facts
- Following instructions
- Caring for plants
- Gardening
- Following a recipe
- Drawing
- Fishing
- Taking photos
- Editing photos yourself
carouselsilver
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- Eastern PA
Thanks for posting the list, Dolly!
Tish
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- Rural N.S.W. Australia
Thankfully, my grandchildren are very curious and ask a lot of questions, about what it was like while I was young.
I teach them and they think it is wonderful, although the eldest got in trouble for using "Old way maths"( I know ridiculous right?)
I teach them and they think it is wonderful, although the eldest got in trouble for using "Old way maths"( I know ridiculous right?)
palides2021
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- MidAtlantic, USA
Great list! I still do at least half of the activities on that list, like knitting, taking photos, editing photos, following a recipe, reading, reading music, mental maths, writing letters (holidays), budgeting, creative writing, gardening, finding facts, proper grammar, cooking from memory, caring for plants, speaking another language, remembering dates, baking a cake by hand, storytelling, critical thinking, following instructions, making your own bread by hand, spelling, stamp collecting, making my own jam, etc. 