Basic needlework and cooking (although my mother hates to cook, or maybe that's why she made sure my brother and I learned). When somebody asks for salt, it's proper to pass pepper, too. "Don't do anything to which you wouldn't want to admit".

She taught me about acceptance, too. My crash course in gay/lesbian issues was her explanation that [a close friend's] marriage had not worked because she was married to a man but preferred women. I'd known this woman for years before I knew she was gay so it didn't seem that weird. (Okay, I know it's a touchy subject)