Lost skills, lost standards, lost generations

Occasionally when I have time I look through other people's blogs and I must say I am rather envious of a lot of them especially some of the ones done by ladies in the USA.
While over here a lot of the younger generation don't bother to cook anymore, preferring to buy 'ready meals' in the supermarkets to save time at the end of a working day, a lot of ladies over the pond bake, preserve and can produce that they grow. I was fortunate enough to come from a fairly large family and we grew our own vegetables. My mother baked from scratch and preserved fruits and vegetables in season because there were no freezers in those days. Canning, unfortunately, is something that has never caught on over here. Children don't learn cookery skills at home anymore either, in fact, despite the popularity of cookery books, a lot of people still rarely cook a meal from scratch.
In the States a lot of ladies create the most beautiful sewn craftwork such as quilts, pictures and cushion covers but alas in the UK needlework is a dying art. When I was younger I used to make jewellery, embroidered cushion covers and when the children were small I had my own dressmaking business. I was so busy but I wasn't able to find anyone who could produce sewing to my standards so I ran the business down and then went into nursing. At the same time I also did machine and hand knitting, designing and making all the clothes for the girls and myself. I even used to make soft toys too so my fingers were always busy. Sadly arthritis has caught up with me so I don't do very much sewing now but at least I can still cook.
I feel rather sad that in Britain we have lost not only a lot of our customs, but the art of family and passing on knowledge, skills and standards to the younger generations. Yes, there are still people here who do all these things, but they are few and far between.
So well done to the lady bloggers in the United States, just keep on blogging because I enjoy having a look at your blogs when I have a few minutes to spare.