Tonight, we picked up a free piano from someone’s house, managed loading it up and tying it down, and then delivered it to my sister’s house as a surprise for my niece, who has been doing piano lessons for over a year now, and who seems to be really enjoying them. She has had a little electric keyboard, but no piano. I had asked my sister when they would upgrade to a piano, and she’d said whenever they found a compact one for a good enough price. I asked what kind of price, and she said, “Free.” So, I finally found a free one that was in decent condition and mostly tuned and on their side of town (so we didn’t have to use highways). Timing was just right that my husband would be in town within a week and a half of my finding it. Fortunately, the lady was fine waiting.
So, we picked it up and delivered it tonight. I think my sister was a bit irked, as she mentioned not liking surprises, even though she was thanking me for the piano. I had worried about mentioning it, just in case anything went wrong along the way – and there was plenty that could have gone wrong along the way – and we didn’t end up delivering a functioning piano after all. But it did work out. Hopefully, they find balance between my niece’s practicing with the piano and with the keyboard and headphones. Supposedly, my niece really likes the piano and much prefers it over the keyboard already, even though the low notes are out of tune.
Fingers crossed that this was a positive thing(!).
Post-a-day 2026
