we have got a piano!!!!

[ewein2412]

it arrived yesterday. I think this just about completes the list of demands polite requests that I moved in with over twelve years ago when I first came to live with Tim. Actually, it was not at my request that the piano finally arrived. It was only after Sara had taken over a year of piano lessons on the 5-octave electric keyboard that Tim finally said, "Sara's worked really hard at this and it would sound so much nicer on a piano..."

I bought the keyboard for myself, a couple of Christmases ago, because I was so homesick for the American tunes to "Oh Little Town of Bethlehem" and "It Came Upon a Midnight Clear."

May I add here: The genius of Mozart, the REAL genius of Mozart, is not that he wrote amazing music. It's not even that he wrote quite a bit of amazing music that any old dope with a little bit of musical ability can play. The REAL genius of Mozart is that he wrote quite a bit of amazing music that is relatively simple to play AND--this is the genius part--he makes you feel like a virtuoso while you're playing it.

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[ewein2412]

I used to prefer the English tune. But then I got homesick.

The woman who sold me this piano bought it 15 years ago for her daughters to learn on, and they've now left home. She sold it without telling them. I warned her that she would probably get in trouble...

BTW, I meant to say thank you for coming out to Readercon that afternoon--it was very nice of you and I was very flattered! I hope you weren't too overwhelmed by Amanda's presence (I think some people were). I spent much more time socializing with old friends and cousins than I did actually attending the convention. And of course I didn't go ringing at ALL. the whole summer was like that--everywhere I went I thought, geez, I should have planned to stay here a week, not one night.

[lauradi7.livejournal.com]

After thinking about it some, I remembered that Marj Winter also specifically
mentioned the tunes for Christmas carols as being something that bothered her. They've been living in Cambridge (that one) for around 30 years now. Maybe she's gotten used to them.

It was a lovely afternoon. Amanda seems to have a forceful personality, much as does Cousin Blodwyn, but in a positive way. I found it restful to mostly listen to the two of you talk, and I've put Amanda's book on my to-read list.

[ewein2412]

I've put Amanda's book on my to-read list.

cool!