Passing on skills to next generation

The passing of one's knowledge from one generation to another is always important.
Two weeks ago my great grandma, my grandma, my aunts, and my parents' teachings were at the forefront as were those of my fiancee's parents and ancestors.
In July I received a perogy maker for my birthday and have been chomping at the bit to try it out ever since. At the same time Kim has been growing horseradish in her garden and also picked up a giant sized cabbage.
Kim's family has made homemade horseradish for years and I was lucky enough to sample some of it a couple of summers ago when her mom and step-dad were still living in Bemidji and making it every year.
Kim came to Canada for many a meals and was exposed to perogies and cabbage rolls.
So in one weekend we decided to make all three. We asked for advice from many of our relatives and recalled what they had taught us.
I remember us kids all sitting around hand-pinching perogies 35 yrs ago or so with my relatives and several times since with my parents using a perogy maker.
I had never made cabbage rolls so we learned from Uncle Bob and my folks.
I had also never made horseradish but we learned from Kim's family.
I think the best part, other than getting to eat the delicious fruits of our labours was that daughter Veronica stepped up and learned how to make them the same way I remember as a kid. It made me feel good that another generation was learning skills passed on over the years to us.
So good I called my mom to tell her how proud I was of my family for the experience we were having. I look forward to the day whenVeronica teaches her children.
–Until then,
Ken