Margery's Piano
Channel: Janice Wilson Stridick
Date: 2019-04-19

In which I play a faltering last sonata and bid farewell to the piano my grandmother received from her mother in 1925. The gift was a consolation over her first baby daughter's death. 

When I realized the piano was leaving my home for good this morning, I sat down to play for the first time in years. To my surprise, I had forgotten how to read the music. It was no surprise that the piano was out of tune. However, as with so many of life's challenges, I found that as I persisted through my hesitation, my muscle memory and my aural memory brought me closer to the melody. The sound pleased me in spite of my limitations, as I recalled my girlhood practice sessions.

This piano has provided music and comfort for almost 100 years and today it moved down the street to continue spreading joy.