My old piano....

About 11 years ago, while still living in The Netherlands, an old wish came through. I bought an electrical baby Grand Piano and started to take piano lessons. We found a piano teacher with the same love for music as we did and Peter and I had a lot of fun during our piano lessons for about a year. But then her father suddenly and unexpectedly died and we never saw her again!
A replacement teacher took over, but she was like a school teacher for juniors and treated us that way! A second replacement teacher (Peter already had stopped playing) expected far too much, so the piano lesson became a stressful event and the fun was completely gone. So I stopped as well.
Meanwhile our life was busy and without us noticing it, the years flew by without touching the piano.

Before we migrated to Australia I still wanted the piano to join us, because you would never know, I might want to start taking lessons again? So, it migrated with us and took the long journey in the sea container.
We are in Australia for 3 years now and we noticed a music tuition school about 1.5 year ago and gathered some information. Again we were very busy and still I took no action to actually start taking lessons.

But then we rearranged part of our home which triggered the move of the piano. Again the question popped up…………. should I sell it?
In the same period we had visitors who saw the piano and they asked how it sounded. Peter showed a demo song played by the piano (it is electrical) and I was completely hooked again. No, of course I should not sell the piano, but in stead I should start taking piano lessons!
So ………three weeks ago (it was about time!) I started taking piano lessons and really enjoy it. They are using here the same type of learning books as we did in Europe and I am actually using my old Dutch piano book again to catch up the lost knowledge. It is amazing how much your hands still seem to remember after so many years!