Grandmother’s Stew Pot

Grandmother’s.

They come from an era of crocheting and knitting.

Skills that my generation

Labours to learn.

Maybe because grandmothers didn’t have TV’s or computers

Is why they perfected these crafts.

Grandmothers are also legendary

For their family dinners

That they create from scratch.

Todays cooks use shortcuts

And try to mimic down-home cooking

With food that is often bland and missing

That loving touch

Of a Grandmother’s kitchen stew pot.

I have always admired the older generations. They went through life without computers, cel phones, and many other things that the younger generation takes for granted. It’s important, I think, to listen and learn from older generations, as they have wise words of wisdom and lots of life experience. Same goes for the younger generation. They could teach their elders to learn new skills to better cope with today’s changing technology world. I think it’s important that everyone has the chance to share their stories. The stories should be written down so that the memories that are around history will not be lost. So many people, when I ask them if they have written stuff down, just shrug and say nope, and carry on about their day. Everybody has a story. What’s yours? Write it down before it is lost to history.