Does anyone want a piano? Yeah, I said it, a piano.
It is a lovely apartment upright, quite tall (I'm 5'4 and I can't see over the top), with castor wheels on (which might have something to do with the height). The case colour is a dark brown wood (real!) with the standard black and white keys (other colours come with an installation fee).
The age is a bit of a question, we are guessing 40 - 100 years old. A third of the notes have been tuned already, but the others are still out (ever heard of an whole note scale? Now you can play it on all the white keys!). With a bit of tuning, this piano can be a fine piece of history in your living room, but not in your dump.
There are very ornate carvings on the legs, the piano does not come with a bench or stool.
The name on it is "Northern", we don't know if this is a brand or a model name. Maybe you can find something about it.
We would love to keep this piano, but we already have 2, with a possible 3rd coming, along with 2 organs. No room as you can see.
If this strikes you as interesting, never fear, pictures will appear either on Sunday evening or Monday, which is when I will see the piano again and will be able to take pictures.
It is totally free to a loving home, all you have to do is come and get it.
Again, if you do like this, let me know, shoot an email off to pianogohome@murley.ca, with "Interested in piano" in subject line.
-Sarah
Collector of mostly dead musical instruments, to my detriment
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Wednesday 30 November 2011
Tuesday 29 November 2011
4 Child Horse-Power
This weekend, we were up at the cottage, which was nice, until 2am on Sunday morning. That's when it started raining. It wasn't like there were holes in the roof, but I couldn't remember if we had put the tarp back over the piano (another story), but I was too unconscious to get up and do anything about it.
Luckily, we did put the tarp back over the piano, so I had nothing to worry about, but it was still pouring. We went to church, came home and decided that it was the perfect day to sit and watch a movie with a cup of tea. Not to be. At least not yet. At lunch, our father announced that the rafts had to come in out of the deep water into shallower water and the boats had to be put away. May I remind you that it was still raining.
We got down to the docks, and that's when we realized that the keys for the boat shed had been misplaced, so we didn't have the motor for the boat (we take it off whenever we finish using the boat), but we did have the metal skiff. But no oars. But we did have canoe paddles! (In case you haven't noticed, this is a continual "Fortunately, Unfortunately" story).
We have 2 rafts, for those of you who haven't been ot our cottage, which is nice, but it means double the work in the rain. The work included our dad standing on the raft holding the rope which was attatched to the handle on the back of the skiff, and us paddling for dear life towards shore. It has been my experience that a wooden raft (wood is heavier than plastic) being dragged through the water is like a pregnant sea-cow swimming in mud. Only a human is slower.
It felt like forever, we only had to paddle 50 feet, but a 4 child horse-power skiff pulling a wooden raft with canoe paddles with a 160lb man on it in the rain feels like forever. Believe me, I'm not giving you a sob story. By my honour, this is what actually happened.
The only job worse than this was taking out the camp docks in the rain, you actually have to get in the water for that.
-Sarah
With a heightened immune system
Luckily, we did put the tarp back over the piano, so I had nothing to worry about, but it was still pouring. We went to church, came home and decided that it was the perfect day to sit and watch a movie with a cup of tea. Not to be. At least not yet. At lunch, our father announced that the rafts had to come in out of the deep water into shallower water and the boats had to be put away. May I remind you that it was still raining.
We got down to the docks, and that's when we realized that the keys for the boat shed had been misplaced, so we didn't have the motor for the boat (we take it off whenever we finish using the boat), but we did have the metal skiff. But no oars. But we did have canoe paddles! (In case you haven't noticed, this is a continual "Fortunately, Unfortunately" story).
We have 2 rafts, for those of you who haven't been ot our cottage, which is nice, but it means double the work in the rain. The work included our dad standing on the raft holding the rope which was attatched to the handle on the back of the skiff, and us paddling for dear life towards shore. It has been my experience that a wooden raft (wood is heavier than plastic) being dragged through the water is like a pregnant sea-cow swimming in mud. Only a human is slower.
It felt like forever, we only had to paddle 50 feet, but a 4 child horse-power skiff pulling a wooden raft with canoe paddles with a 160lb man on it in the rain feels like forever. Believe me, I'm not giving you a sob story. By my honour, this is what actually happened.
The only job worse than this was taking out the camp docks in the rain, you actually have to get in the water for that.
-Sarah
With a heightened immune system
Wednesday 16 November 2011
6 Days in the Making
So, here I am to weigh two objects of my eye:
Deep down, every girl is in awe of two main figures in literary history. Horatio Hornblower (from the Horatio Hornblower book series by C.S. Forester and mini-series starring Ioan Gruffudd), and Strider/Eragorn (from the Lord of the Rings by J.R. Tolkein and starring Viggo Mortensen in the film trilogy).
I mean come on! Name me two other influential heroes in literary fiction. There is Mr. Darcy, but does he fight with guns and swords? No. I rest my case, but he does have that fabulously large estate named Pemberly!
My aim is to line up each of their pros and cons, to see which is more worthwhile.
*Horatio. #Strider
1. *Best friend is a freak who jumps overboard. #Best friend is a wizard
(I ask you, which on would you choose?)
2. *Commands a large ship and many men. #Paddles a canoe and leads small fairy people
3. *Travels by water. #Travels by land (oh right, and canoe)
4. *Uses math to solve his problems. #Uses a sword.
5. *As above, has a huge brain. #Has huge muscles
(Again, which one would you choose?)
6. *Is stalked by a tattooed-knuckled murderer. #Is tracked by Gollum
(I'll take the murderer)
7. *His girl gets killed. #His girl is waiting at home
(Obviously I would choose the lonely heart)
8. *Speaks the King's English. #Not quite sure whose English he speaks
(Excuse me, but the King's English is so sexy when used right!)
9. *Carries a sword and gun around. #Only carries a sword (but it's bigger)
10. *Great smile. #Great body
(Hmmm..........)
Much as both are very appealing for my literary fictional crush, I can only choose one, because to choose two would to be unfaithful to one or the other depending on who is my daily flavour.
On Horatio's side, he gets points for:
Commanding 500+ men
Traveling on water
Being a pro with math
Using his brain often
And speaking the King's English
On Strider's side, he gets points for:
Being besties with Gandalf
Being a pro with a canoe paddle
Having huge muscles from said canoe paddling
Using a bigger sword and using it oftener
Speaking something like a dialect of Gaelic (I think)
I know dreams with Strider as my official literary fictional crush would be so sweet, but I am going to have to choose Horatio as my OLFC. This is for all the above reasons, and plus, he doesn't have a Elven girlfriend to compete with.
I hope this has brought clarity to your thoughts on my OLFC, I know it has mine!
Let me know how your OLFC fairs with this system, I hope that you will clearly know who your OLFC for life is.
(Evil laugh), I didn't tell you about that part, did I?
-Sarah
Adult prodigy
Deep down, every girl is in awe of two main figures in literary history. Horatio Hornblower (from the Horatio Hornblower book series by C.S. Forester and mini-series starring Ioan Gruffudd), and Strider/Eragorn (from the Lord of the Rings by J.R. Tolkein and starring Viggo Mortensen in the film trilogy).
I mean come on! Name me two other influential heroes in literary fiction. There is Mr. Darcy, but does he fight with guns and swords? No. I rest my case, but he does have that fabulously large estate named Pemberly!
My aim is to line up each of their pros and cons, to see which is more worthwhile.
*Horatio. #Strider
1. *Best friend is a freak who jumps overboard. #Best friend is a wizard
(I ask you, which on would you choose?)
2. *Commands a large ship and many men. #Paddles a canoe and leads small fairy people
3. *Travels by water. #Travels by land (oh right, and canoe)
4. *Uses math to solve his problems. #Uses a sword.
5. *As above, has a huge brain. #Has huge muscles
(Again, which one would you choose?)
6. *Is stalked by a tattooed-knuckled murderer. #Is tracked by Gollum
(I'll take the murderer)
7. *His girl gets killed. #His girl is waiting at home
(Obviously I would choose the lonely heart)
8. *Speaks the King's English. #Not quite sure whose English he speaks
(Excuse me, but the King's English is so sexy when used right!)
9. *Carries a sword and gun around. #Only carries a sword (but it's bigger)
10. *Great smile. #Great body
(Hmmm..........)
Much as both are very appealing for my literary fictional crush, I can only choose one, because to choose two would to be unfaithful to one or the other depending on who is my daily flavour.
On Horatio's side, he gets points for:
Commanding 500+ men
Traveling on water
Being a pro with math
Using his brain often
And speaking the King's English
On Strider's side, he gets points for:
Being besties with Gandalf
Being a pro with a canoe paddle
Having huge muscles from said canoe paddling
Using a bigger sword and using it oftener
Speaking something like a dialect of Gaelic (I think)
I know dreams with Strider as my official literary fictional crush would be so sweet, but I am going to have to choose Horatio as my OLFC. This is for all the above reasons, and plus, he doesn't have a Elven girlfriend to compete with.
I hope this has brought clarity to your thoughts on my OLFC, I know it has mine!
Let me know how your OLFC fairs with this system, I hope that you will clearly know who your OLFC for life is.
(Evil laugh), I didn't tell you about that part, did I?
-Sarah
Adult prodigy
Wednesday 9 November 2011
Won't go in need
Hey, sorry for my long silence. Who knew life was going to be so busy?!
Anyways, you might say, "Sarah! What's new in life?" and I would reply, "I can't sleep on my bed because there is toilet paper on it.".
Obviously, you want to know what I mean by that, I heard all your "What's?", "Uhhhs....." and "Say what's?"
Long story short, I have one year's worth of toilet paper on my bed. That is 184 double rolls. That is also a lot of toilet paper. For my family, one double roll lasts 2 days.
I have actually never seen so much toilet paper together in one place, I was introduced to half of it when my dad came to pick me and my 2 siblings up from the barn. As we were walking to the car, which holds 4 tightly, he said, "Oh yeah, I picked up some toilet paper for the house.".
We thought nothing of it, until we looked inside, and there was nowhere for us to sit. We managed to squeeze underneath 2 large boxes of it, whereupon our dad, with an enormous grin on his face, said, "And there's more in the trunk!". Out came 1 and a half more boxes.
I was squeezed in shotgun with a huge box of toilet paper on my lap shoved between my stomach and the dashboard. One of the only things that went through my head was how I would die of embarasssment if anyone I knew saw me with a quarter of a years worth of toilet paper on my lap.
That and if the airbag went off, I would be suffocated.
Why? Because my dad was able to get a year's worth of toilet paper for less than what most people pay for cable TV in a month.
Toilet paper in bulk. Costco, eat your heart out!
-Sarah
Never have to use the Sears catologue.
Anyways, you might say, "Sarah! What's new in life?" and I would reply, "I can't sleep on my bed because there is toilet paper on it.".
Obviously, you want to know what I mean by that, I heard all your "What's?", "Uhhhs....." and "Say what's?"
Long story short, I have one year's worth of toilet paper on my bed. That is 184 double rolls. That is also a lot of toilet paper. For my family, one double roll lasts 2 days.
I have actually never seen so much toilet paper together in one place, I was introduced to half of it when my dad came to pick me and my 2 siblings up from the barn. As we were walking to the car, which holds 4 tightly, he said, "Oh yeah, I picked up some toilet paper for the house.".
We thought nothing of it, until we looked inside, and there was nowhere for us to sit. We managed to squeeze underneath 2 large boxes of it, whereupon our dad, with an enormous grin on his face, said, "And there's more in the trunk!". Out came 1 and a half more boxes.
I was squeezed in shotgun with a huge box of toilet paper on my lap shoved between my stomach and the dashboard. One of the only things that went through my head was how I would die of embarasssment if anyone I knew saw me with a quarter of a years worth of toilet paper on my lap.
That and if the airbag went off, I would be suffocated.
Why? Because my dad was able to get a year's worth of toilet paper for less than what most people pay for cable TV in a month.
Toilet paper in bulk. Costco, eat your heart out!
-Sarah
Never have to use the Sears catologue.
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