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Last week, I found my dad's handwritten plant notes from the 80s
Last week, I was cleaning out the shed and came across a box of my dad's old gardening stuff. Inside, I found his handwritten notes about our family garden from the 1980s. He had pages on each plant, with dates planted and little tips he picked up. It made me think about how we used to rely on paper and memory for everything. Now, I just pull out my phone to look up plant care or ask for help online. It's easier, but there's something special about those personal notes. I miss the hands-on learning and the stories that came with it. Maybe I'll start keeping a garden journal like he did.
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the_brooke6mo ago
Dad's handwriting was illegible anyway. Digital logs win.
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shanelopez6mo ago
My friend Mark's dad kept all his car repair notes in a spiral notebook. Last year, Mark tried to fix the transmission based on those notes and wasted a whole weekend because he couldn't read the oil type. He finally took pictures and used a text app to figure out it said '10W-30' but it looked like 'IQW-80'. Now he scans everything into a cloud folder so it's searchable and clear.
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danielc426mo ago
Yeah but those messy notes have soul, lol. @shanelopez's friend probably learned more from that failed weekend than any clean digital doc. I miss that direct link to someone's actual thinking.
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