Sunday, November 23, 2008

Out of the Blue, A Piano (Chapter 3)

Here's the foyer before.
Hauling are Paul (who is remarkably strong!), Mason, next-door Tim, Midwest Mountaineering Peter, and Mason's dad, hidden behind Peter.
Here are Phyllis and Paul (Phyllis is Grandma Sue's niece).
Check out the awesome piano stool!
It's a perfect fit.Bonus history lesson: As the piano was being moved in, out fell this tiny button from the 1927 Hoover-Curtis presidential campaign.
And taped to the back of the piano was a small piece of yellowing paper, on which was typed:

An item from the Dec. 28, 1902, paper: Miss Kate Plummer [M's paternal great-grandmother] surely got on the right side of Santa Claus. A brand new piano is a gift that Santa doesn't bring to everybody.



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