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Wellll, my specialty (and passion) is making soups and sauces.

I had the privilege of apprenticing with a French master saucier. Making fond de veau weekly, hollandaise and beurre blanc nightly, diverse classic and nouveau soups, along with other stocks plus a variety of complex sauces left me with a life-long passion for this yummy deliciousness.

People say that my roast potatoes are good lol!

Coffee time . Reading about your talent for reading upside down reminded me that I have something of a photographic memory. I passed my chemistry exams because I could remember the pictures of certain experiments I was able to reproduce in their entirety as well as whole sections of the periodic table. Absolutely useless at chemistry though

I cross stitch and I'm not too bad a cook. I have an amazing talent for worrying, boy can I make a mountain out of a molehill with worry
I also seem to have a talent for breeding very musically talented children (with a little help from Hubby)

What a fantastic thread! We don't celebrate ourselves nearly often enough. Have thoroughly enjoyed reading about everyone's talents and I totally agree that everyone does have a special talent. Not having discovered yours yet doesn't mean it isn't there, so stay open to opportunities to discover it!

I'm good at organising things, learning languages, writing stories, baking yummy cakes and biscuits and supporting my friends. And travelling!

You are all frighteningly talented and I feel so dull by comparison. The only thing I've done consistently through my life is be the most loyal friend you can have but every dog on the planet does that so nothing special there

Ballerina x

@ballerina what about writing?? Tho not a secret talent ...

Morning SD, glad to see that you seem a bit better today, must have been all those hot toddies, or something! Thank you for the nice compliment but don't forget, that I'm the woman who struggles to write Christmas cards so don't know where the travel sagas come from

Ballerina x

You are all frighteningly talented and I feel so dull by comparison. The only thing I've done consistently through my life is be the most loyal friend you can have but every dog on the planet does that so nothing special there

Ballerina x

Being a good loyal friend / having a good loyal friend is beyond price
Shakespeare wrote :-

Words are easy, like the wind; Faithful friends are hard to find.” X X

( he didnt put kisses at the end,thats me! :0) )

Thank you Candicemarie, 'wags tail and gives a paw'

Ballerina x

You are all frighteningly talented and I feel so dull by comparison. The only thing I've done consistently through my life is be the most loyal friend you can have but every dog on the planet does that so nothing special there

Ballerina x

So what about your talent for cracking 5:2 And your writing style

WOW! WOW! and triple WOW! I'm blown away by you lot! Who'd a thought we had a horse whisperer, artist, dildo carver, linguists, superb cooks etc etc amongst forum members?
I'm sure we tend to dismiss our unique talents and achievements far too easily but we should celebrate and share them as it really boosts your self-esteem to think 'Yes, I'm really good at that!'
Keep 'em coming!

Let me think err zzzzz oh yes, I am cross stitching at mo of a log cabin, its looking good!! I garden and I'm learning every day about plants especially roses. I can tile, decorate, paint etc. which I totally love to do! (hubby happy about that one).

I have a dry sense of humour and am always making hubby laugh, my motto is 'if you can't laugh about yourself you can't laugh at anything'.... I'm flowing now, I bake and love cooking. Have made our Christmas cake for this year plus pickling!! Someone stop me haha. Thanks for hi-lighting peoples talents. Great subject

Great thread! Nice to take stock sometimes and be glad of what we can do.

I'm not very fascinating really. I love to cook and I think I'm pretty good at it. Well, my son is a chef and he sometimes steals my recipes so I can't be that bad!

I'm a Reiki Master. I don't teach now but I still volunteer with the distance Healing Network and occasionally take part in a forum where new students can ask advice from experienced practitioners.

I used to garden but mobility issues limits that now. Similarly I did lots of crafts but the lack of movement in my hands has put paid to that. I can still crochet thank goodness and that keeps me sane. (Ok maybe not sane exactly! I'll get that one in before Ballerina chips in? ) Nearly all the things I make go to a charity that I'm involved with called Cuddles. We make specialist clothing etc to supply the bereavement midwives in hospitals all around the UK. We have recently expanded to include some hospital mortuaries after we were contacted by a technician who asked for help as they had been trying to fashion tiny gowns from Kleenex. My own speciality are little crochet cribs around 8-10ins long complete with bedding and a teeny-tiny teddy. Keeps me useful.

The site seemed to be down again when I tried to post a while ago so apologies if I'm repeating what I said but WOW! WOW! and triple WOW! You lot blow me away! Who'd a thought we had a horse whisperer, dildo maker, linguists, artists, great cooks etc etc amongst the forum members? I'm sure we often don't value our own talents and gifts nearly enough and should celebrate our uniqueness. I think it's areal boost to self-esteem to reflect on our personal achievements, give ourselves a pat on the back and say, 'yes, I'm good at that so well done me!' Keep 'em coming!