Reality today is numeracy and literacy being lost quicker than one realizes...
I absolutely agree Joan, it's a very sad state of affairs!
And so true, it is a great feeling when one has given new life to something that could have ended up on the scrapyard!
I'm glad I grew up in the time before technology took over.
Grateful we were offered subjects during schooling, sometimes you battle somehow overcome many obstacles finding a way to resolve issues for yourself. Not being reliant on technology all the time is healthy.