Piano Progress
Well, that's me done 12 lessons now!
I have to say I don't practise enough. At least that's my excuse. Doing good progress, managing now to play a few semi-decent 'tunes' (as opposed to 'noise'). Its very tricky - I find the coordination required makes being able to tap your head while rubbing your tummy seem simple.
[aside: try this at home: cross your fingers while using your mouse ... ]
Anyway, getting there. I've been steadily and religiously working my way through the books, and have been battering away at the extremely recommended Hanon Virtuoso Piano exercises -- they're fan-fingering-tastic!! (six down, 54 to go..). Paul (my excellent PianoForte teacher) is very patient, and has now started me on Sight-Reading exercises which are tough (i'd grade as v.diff). Great stuff though. I think I'm improving. We'll see.. The rest of the family are extremely glad that my piano has headphone sockets though... I wonder why that is? ...

Where did Summer 2004 go?
Well, so much for my promise to post some stuff here... guess we've just been too busy doing other things.
Oh well, what have we been up to...
April - Holiday on Isle of Coll, started Sailing, started learning the Piano.
May - Visited lots of castles, working in the States, camping in Northumberland.
June - Week in London, more sailing, a few days out around Glasgow.
July - More castles, Holiday in Norway - met up with John and Asa!
August - Week in Yorkshire, Flying Scotsman trip...

Yorkshire Break - August 2004
Was down in Yorkshire - amongst other things, went on trip to Scarborough on the Flying Scotsman, did some things on a fast boat , went down a cavern and mine, visited the Yorkshire Sculpture Park, and had fun in another fantastic Maize Maze near Cawthorne, Barnsley