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This is from an article about traditions from that era that will disappear as well…some I agree with, some I don’t.
Handwritten
letters/Sending holiday/greeting cards by mail
Sadly,
this is true. I LOVE getting handwritten/typed letters! I LOVE getting
holiday/greeting cards!! I love making/sending Christmas cards. I used to have
a couple of penpals from 20+ years ago that started as actual letters in the
mail. Over time it just became so much easier to email or chat on FB. I still
send out the occasional greeting card when I’m feeling like making them. I
still belong to a postcard club that I’ve written about before, and am active
in that. Check it out. It’s a lot of fun. https://www.postcrossing.com/
Balancing a
checkbook/writing checks
I
very rarely write checks anymore. Most of our bills I pay online and use the
debit card when we shop. As far as balancing the checking account, I still rely
on writing the figures in a check register and using that when the statement
comes out to balance it.
Physical photo
albums
Again,
it’s so much easier to have online albums. But I still like going through old
picture albums. I know you can make actual paper albums, and I would like to do
that for the very special pics. I just need to learn how. (Old dog, remember!)
Sewing and mending
clothes
My
grandma taught me how to darn socks when I was very young. And I used to do
that all the time. Waste not, want not. As far as mending, I can mend minor
things like seams, buttons, etc. As for regular sewing with cloth and a
pattern—I HATE THAT! I took those classes in both junior and senior high
because it was an easy “A” but I never liked it!
Cooking from
scratch
Again,
my grandma taught me to cook REAL food. And I still do some of that. I can make
a bread pudding or swiss steak that will knock your socks off! (And then mend
them afterward!)
Landline
telephones
Yeah,
this one is rapidly coming to an end. There is no real need for a landline
anymore. I’ve been slowly substitution my cell number whenever I have to fill
out forms. And I love being able to Facetime when talking to the kids.
Reading printed
newspapers
Another thing that is disappearing. I used to love
reading the newspaper. And it’s great for lining birdcages and the cupboard
under the sink. It’s great for doing papier-mâché projects.
Remember covering balloons to make something?
Owning
encyclopedias
I
used to love going through encyclopedias. I enjoyed looking up the other things
the main article mentioned, too. You can pretty much do the same thing now on
Wikipedia, but you have to remember that ANYONE can add to or delete from what
is written there.
Road trips with a
map
I
know, I know…GPS. Blah blah blah. I still like maps.
