A theme on your variation

Well this was meant to be a post about motorcycling, but things have changed this week due to a different variation in my life.

Having had a wonderful birthday and wonderful valentines day, I have now been able to use my birthday present properly. You see, for my birthday my beloved other half had got me a piano fund. It was made up of everything she could put aside at various times in terms of spare cash-in-your-pocket, and came out to a frankly amazing amount. So, after a lot of searching and some decisions over the path I wanted to take with it...

I have a piano.

Its a pretty, dark wood upright piano; simple, straightforward and effective. It's a straight strung Paul Gerard model that works great. I was able to get it from a music teacher who was moving house and needed the space to allow for a rapidly expanding family amongst other things.

After an amazingly straightforward move, thanks to a local (awesome) company and the help of a friend, it's here and sat in my dining room. It's not tuned yet, so her voice is a little off from what she'll be, but she has such potential, and more than anything will allow me to see what potential I have.

It's this variation upon which I will find and play my theme.