Your stories are gifts! Thank you! and thank you also for the interesting Arthur Rackham page connection! Giving your piano to another family is the best story ending an instrument could have! My parents didn’t have Any luck years ago & our old but good player piano went to the curb when the new house owners took over - it amazed me that no one bothered stealing the ivory off it!
Thank you too for the delicious rhubarb buckle recipe!❤️
I agree with Peggy, your stories are gifts. I was desperate to find a piano when Lauren was 7 years old and started piano lessons. It was much harder to find one 23 years ago, and our budget prohibited buying a new one, so we settled on a keyboard. The keyboard didn't have all the keys Lauren needed to practice, she became frustrated and quit. I am so happy another young girl has all the keys she needs to learn! A beautiful gift!
This was such a wonderful story just beautifully told, Vicki! Having just tried desperately to give away an old piano that finally ended up being destroyed, I was so happy to see yours meet a happier fate. I had no idea fiddleheads were edible. I’ve never come across them. The strawberry-rhubarb dessert sounds delish—love the use of maple syrup! Thanks for this terrific post!
Thanks, Ruth! We came very close to taking it to a landfill as we wanted that space for a desk. I did read that in order for the fiddleheads to be edible they need to be boiled first.
Such a great post! I grew up in two generations of families before I had my son take lessons as I did when young. My grandmother said, "A home is just not a home without a piano." I love piano music and have many 'moving piano' stories. The same grandmother grew rhubarb and easily found fiddleheads in the woods nearby. Lovely, lovely memories. Thank you Vicki.
We grow fiddle head ferns (ostrich fern (Matteuccia struthiopteris) )at our farm. They grow wild now, and have really spread. We used to sell them fresh and pickled at farmer’s markets. When we had our online store I had a guy from Michigan buy 5 jars! They are unique!
Thanks, Collette. I do wish I would come across them growing wild. Since I had never eaten or cooked them before I wasn't entirely sure how fresh they were. They looked a little ragged. Pickled? Interesting.
They are crunchy crisp, sort of like a mix of artichoke and asparagus- imho. They - ostrich fern grow like crazy, I bet they’d grow there. A great ground cover.
Who would think giving away a piano would be so difficult! I always learn something from your stories, and this time it was about making honeysuckle tea. I will seek out honeysuckle and give it a try. Thanks Vicki!
Your stories are gifts! Thank you! and thank you also for the interesting Arthur Rackham page connection! Giving your piano to another family is the best story ending an instrument could have! My parents didn’t have Any luck years ago & our old but good player piano went to the curb when the new house owners took over - it amazed me that no one bothered stealing the ivory off it!
Thank you too for the delicious rhubarb buckle recipe!❤️
Thanks, Peggy! People have so much stuff today, but pianos just don't seem to fit into their plans.
I agree with Peggy, your stories are gifts. I was desperate to find a piano when Lauren was 7 years old and started piano lessons. It was much harder to find one 23 years ago, and our budget prohibited buying a new one, so we settled on a keyboard. The keyboard didn't have all the keys Lauren needed to practice, she became frustrated and quit. I am so happy another young girl has all the keys she needs to learn! A beautiful gift!
Thank you, Mary Ellen! I am glad we found someone who wanted it.
This was such a wonderful story just beautifully told, Vicki! Having just tried desperately to give away an old piano that finally ended up being destroyed, I was so happy to see yours meet a happier fate. I had no idea fiddleheads were edible. I’ve never come across them. The strawberry-rhubarb dessert sounds delish—love the use of maple syrup! Thanks for this terrific post!
Thanks, Ruth! We came very close to taking it to a landfill as we wanted that space for a desk. I did read that in order for the fiddleheads to be edible they need to be boiled first.
Such a great post! I grew up in two generations of families before I had my son take lessons as I did when young. My grandmother said, "A home is just not a home without a piano." I love piano music and have many 'moving piano' stories. The same grandmother grew rhubarb and easily found fiddleheads in the woods nearby. Lovely, lovely memories. Thank you Vicki.
Thanks, Sally. I wish that I had practiced a bit harder. I agree with your grandmother!
Loved the piano story! 🎹
Thanks, Jolene! My husband is full of surprises.
Great story about moving the piano.
We grow fiddle head ferns (ostrich fern (Matteuccia struthiopteris) )at our farm. They grow wild now, and have really spread. We used to sell them fresh and pickled at farmer’s markets. When we had our online store I had a guy from Michigan buy 5 jars! They are unique!
Thanks, Collette. I do wish I would come across them growing wild. Since I had never eaten or cooked them before I wasn't entirely sure how fresh they were. They looked a little ragged. Pickled? Interesting.
They are crunchy crisp, sort of like a mix of artichoke and asparagus- imho. They - ostrich fern grow like crazy, I bet they’d grow there. A great ground cover.
I think I must have overcooked them. Thanks!
Who would think giving away a piano would be so difficult! I always learn something from your stories, and this time it was about making honeysuckle tea. I will seek out honeysuckle and give it a try. Thanks Vicki!