tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post434755934627580471..comments2024-03-18T20:50:36.597-07:00Comments on Rural Revolution: Eleven Skills Your Great-Grandparents Had That You Don’tPatrice Lewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06012022335047974670noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-62811207188543289862015-01-13T06:23:51.224-08:002015-01-13T06:23:51.224-08:00Thank goodness for some of those gadgets - YouTube...Thank goodness for some of those gadgets - YouTube is how I taught myself tatting. I frequently use an dipped pen because I am also a calligrapher. From the looks of this list (and because I love to fish and cook) I got this list. Beginning to think I was born way too late. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-85622440545168592032014-09-29T23:49:14.116-07:002014-09-29T23:49:14.116-07:00not everyone is stuck to their computers all day l...not everyone is stuck to their computers all day like some peopleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-74753444920112991102014-09-29T20:20:53.673-07:002014-09-29T20:20:53.673-07:00Not all of us kids are as pathetic as you think. S... Not all of us kids are as pathetic as you think. Sure, I love my gadgets as much as the next sheep, But I still make sure to keep the cast iron top waxed and polished on my table saw, The blades in my planer sharp, My hand tools well oiled and maintained (And put back in their place when not in use), My saw chain sharp, Etc....<br /><br /> Do not for a minute think that we build "Nothing". Maybe you should look at the pathetic excuse for public schools we attend? You ARE aware that most schools no longer teach ANY trades? No wood shop, No metal shop, Not even basic auto maintenance? Today's "modern" parents offer little to no "life skills education" either. <br /><br /> I may be young, But I was raised right. I eat what I kill, I grow and raise what I can, And if we cannot afford it, I build it, Work my ass off for the money to buy it, Or go without. <br /> <br /> MY pet peeve is that today's older generation did not raise us. They ignored us. They taught us nothing. They failed at passing on their knowledge of what it really means to be a man or woman with morals to us. Yet they still sit on their high horses and judge us. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-61799096066192758132014-09-29T16:10:58.168-07:002014-09-29T16:10:58.168-07:006.6 cant forage. but used straight pen and fountai...6.6 cant forage. but used straight pen and fountain pen befor a ballpoint. I didnt learn lace as my Mom didnt do it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-770136875036305522014-08-01T05:26:12.758-07:002014-08-01T05:26:12.758-07:00have done 10/11. I have never butchered, but woul...have done 10/11. I have never butchered, but would like to learn. It's never too late.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-36758373112742095902014-06-02T14:52:59.527-07:002014-06-02T14:52:59.527-07:00I'm 11 for 11...pretty sure....been married so...I'm 11 for 11...pretty sure....been married so long I'd just have to claim latent skills wrt number one. lol<br /><br />A. McSpAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-85870725441438780302014-06-02T12:43:10.712-07:002014-06-02T12:43:10.712-07:00My great grandmother was born 1850. My grandmother...My great grandmother was born 1850. My grandmother was born 1892. <br /><br />My grandmother never spoke of butchering, although they had chickens..in the city. They may have. <br /><br />Crochet, once called "air" lace, was popular those years and both were avid crocheters. Tatting is another form of lace.I can crochet and tat, but I prefer to knit. Bobbin lace is another form.<br /><br />My mother learned to use a dip pen in school. It was a messy affair. If my mother b. 1925 used these pens, it would be a good guess that both my great/grandmother did as well. Fountain pens are"classic" and nice, but some of the inks were, and are, fugitive. I have and use some fountain pens, but use graphite (pencil) for things such as journals. I stay away from plastic base (mechanical lead) and only use clay based graphite pencils. as they are archival grade. I also sharpen them by hand, another skill lost. I use a pocket knife rather than a single edged razor, but my great grandfather sharpened my mother's school pencil with a single edged razor.<br /><br />Not only did my great/grandmothers correspond by mail, but I remember it being delivered twice a day! Old Bobbsey Twins books mention it as well. They also knew the skill of writing a good thank you note (I write them) as well as a letter of condolence. Not purchased cards!<br /><br />The stories about my great grandmother was not about her darning. It was assumed that she darned. It was about her sewing skills. I was told that she could make a pattern almost exactly like and in the right size for my grandmother just by looking at a picture of a dress in the newspaper. They had a treadle sewing machine. When she was a teen she sewed, by hand as a seamstress during the War Between the States. I mend and sew, by hand or with a treadle.<br /><br />There were many more skills that they had that were not mentioned. <br /><br /> I can do ten out of eleven. I can start a fire and keep it going, but I use matches. <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-85231617092230680632014-06-01T09:32:08.242-07:002014-06-01T09:32:08.242-07:006.5 here too. Can I suggest a 12th? Building, repa...6.5 here too. Can I suggest a 12th? Building, repairing and maintaining 'life structures, machines, tools and equipment'.<br /><br />OK, I must admit that my pet peeve is that today's younger generations build nothing. Most are literally addicted to their gadgets. Pathetic sheep in an world increasing ruled by Wolves<br />Montana GuyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-50148560001297236532014-06-01T07:51:59.842-07:002014-06-01T07:51:59.842-07:00I can do all but one and that is making lace. Neve...I can do all but one and that is making lace. Never had a need to do it so I haven't. Obviously there are still those of us that practice these old skills and can do them well. They are not all a lost art!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-54367854109635737142014-05-31T07:12:58.253-07:002014-05-31T07:12:58.253-07:007 - sort of... maybe 6.5? I can hunt and fish but ...7 - sort of... maybe 6.5? I can hunt and fish but not forage...<br />No fountain pen, butchering, lace making either :)<br /><br />Got a link to here from Free NC site. Looking forward to reading your site :)SunwolfNCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-89167949461167636492014-05-31T07:03:27.798-07:002014-05-31T07:03:27.798-07:00I got all but 8, 10, and 11.
The men in my famil...I got all but 8, 10, and 11. <br /><br />The men in my family didn't do those, so I was never taught that. B https://www.blogger.com/profile/10586046436233366155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-17243776455030051742014-05-31T05:28:16.850-07:002014-05-31T05:28:16.850-07:007 wow I am surprised but I was a curious kid , ma...7 wow I am surprised but I was a curious kid , made my own pen from a goose feather and my own ink too , when I was about 8...in the search for invisible ink , led to a rabbit trail ! A store bought fountain pen was WAY more difficult to control , we were required in 7th grade to write a report with a fountain pen. 1970's.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-50110410726310481112014-05-31T03:23:04.901-07:002014-05-31T03:23:04.901-07:00I have done all of them but lace making and I used...I have done all of them but lace making and I used to watch granny do that when I was a child. The skills you wright about were still in use in eastern Kentucky , on a large scale until about one gen. ago. ---RayAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-39203559527577575132014-05-30T23:58:36.433-07:002014-05-30T23:58:36.433-07:00Given that we are fairly sure my great grandparent...Given that we are fairly sure my great grandparents wedding was a shotgun wedding, I think his skills in courting were a bit strong...McLeonardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03098805864695571197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-88046622078168901962014-05-30T23:24:12.591-07:002014-05-30T23:24:12.591-07:00There is a reason we don't use fountain pens a...There is a reason we don't use fountain pens anymore... the rest are great! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-44540132063469320092014-05-30T19:46:19.469-07:002014-05-30T19:46:19.469-07:00I guess I'm the loser tonight....I can only do...I guess I'm the loser tonight....I can only do 5.<br /><br />I've only ever really haggled once. I was the seller. The lady who haggled with me was so proud of herself, that she wanted a photo of us together. Her daughter took a picture of us shaking hands on the deal.<br /><br />Just Me Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-2445265632903317022014-05-30T18:21:43.787-07:002014-05-30T18:21:43.787-07:009 out of 11: No tatting skills for me, and while ...9 out of 11: No tatting skills for me, and while I can do some mending, I can't darn so that one is a 'miss' too. I'm in the over 50 crowd and grew up a small, family farm. Some of those skills were just part of living. I try to make it a habit to still 'court' my wife of 32 years, so I'm counting that one good. Been awhile for the fountain pen, but that was one my Dad made sure I could handle.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08343134852881572900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-83914331059193278772014-05-30T18:10:49.613-07:002014-05-30T18:10:49.613-07:00I love fountain pens and prefer them to ballpoints...I love fountain pens and prefer them to ballpoints. As for the rest, I can only do five of them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-2349068984695605542014-05-30T17:25:48.331-07:002014-05-30T17:25:48.331-07:00oh really would love to see you do all 11oh really would love to see you do all 11Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-79935510078651174252014-05-30T15:42:04.435-07:002014-05-30T15:42:04.435-07:0010 of the 11. I leave the tatting to the wife.10 of the 11. I leave the tatting to the wife.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13294028481885544880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-89407329439568491062014-05-30T14:24:08.467-07:002014-05-30T14:24:08.467-07:0010 out of 11 .... just never got the hang of the w...10 out of 11 .... just never got the hang of the whole "lace" thing.....probably cause Im a guy and the only reason I can think of for finding myself handling lace would be in a effort to support my minimal courting skills.....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-89877137582984013352014-05-30T13:46:19.055-07:002014-05-30T13:46:19.055-07:00I've got 6 out of 11 and can fish and forage b...I've got 6 out of 11 and can fish and forage but never hunted. Courting - dated for 5 years and been married for 47 - so probably could but won't, have no desire to replace the one I've got.Bellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17249001827113998376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-69835257460826201602014-05-30T13:07:42.565-07:002014-05-30T13:07:42.565-07:00Who cares about a fountain pen. Who cares about a fountain pen. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-60437077318346162772014-05-30T12:55:44.743-07:002014-05-30T12:55:44.743-07:00Easily got all 12 :-)
But wait...I'm old!!!!Easily got all 12 :-)<br />But wait...I'm old!!!!Granny Millerhttp://granny-miller.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-57958469184463985092014-05-30T11:47:22.955-07:002014-05-30T11:47:22.955-07:0011 out of 11...none of the eleven are difficult to...11 out of 11...none of the eleven are difficult to do.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com