tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984234400935984998.post2480366630581960821..comments2023-12-26T08:30:05.614+00:00Comments on A Mixed Bag: ARTISTIC TALENTS, a repeat from February 2010Valeriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12099030819314552958noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984234400935984998.post-38032584914277598142018-05-28T09:50:00.565+01:002018-05-28T09:50:00.565+01:00Hi Joe, from what I read in the press music teache...Hi Joe, from what I read in the press music teachers, especially pianists, take advantage of time alone with a client. Nobody else in the room gives golden opportunities to groping monsters. Valeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12099030819314552958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984234400935984998.post-6005809954573032512018-05-27T23:28:39.890+01:002018-05-27T23:28:39.890+01:00What a horrid experience you had with the piano te...What a horrid experience you had with the piano teacher. One of my sister-in-laws was groped by her piano teacher when she was a child, years ago. After it went on for a long time she found the courage to tell her mother. He used to touch her boobs etc. I wonder if it was the same man? LL Cool Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13916666100971008775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984234400935984998.post-25719269494521004662018-05-24T10:46:40.354+01:002018-05-24T10:46:40.354+01:00Thank you, Haddock, and thanks for visitingThank you, Haddock, and thanks for visitingValeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12099030819314552958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984234400935984998.post-32364553940123897442018-05-24T10:03:36.684+01:002018-05-24T10:03:36.684+01:00What wonderful old pictures. These are treasures t...What wonderful old pictures. These are treasures to be passed on to the next generations. <br />I laughed when I read - the police were organising a search party. Haddockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11573906991666088642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984234400935984998.post-24880740484030851542018-05-23T08:56:16.927+01:002018-05-23T08:56:16.927+01:00Ron, it is funny that you mentioned looking like m...Ron, it is funny that you mentioned looking like my parents. The resemblance hit the whole family, all the uncles looked alike, and so did all their offspring. It was the look of the males rather than females, but all their offspring have the likeness. It has been a family joke for many years. <br /><br />'Isn't it something how we learn to grow through things that happened to us in our Valeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12099030819314552958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984234400935984998.post-7536758493837152192018-05-23T08:49:10.608+01:002018-05-23T08:49:10.608+01:00I wonder if the neighbours knew, Joeh. I can't...I wonder if the neighbours knew, Joeh. I can't think I was the only pupil who suffered the wandering hand so they must all have kept quiet. The guy was a professor, a name which means nothing now but was revered at the time.<br />Keep trying with the guitar although - does it matter?Valeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12099030819314552958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984234400935984998.post-60625765925960178962018-05-22T09:21:06.236+01:002018-05-22T09:21:06.236+01:00I don't know about if my mother had her own pr...I don't know about if my mother had her own problems, Jenny. She came from a poor home, one of eight children, and left at an early age to take up nursing. I think she was determined to make a life for herself. Her family was always very proud of her but mother always seemed ashamed of them. Valeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12099030819314552958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984234400935984998.post-8874887497432920202018-05-22T09:15:24.397+01:002018-05-22T09:15:24.397+01:00I often wonder, Beatrice, why we kept things quiet...I often wonder, Beatrice, why we kept things quiet. It wouldn't happen now. These days things are shouted from rooftops!! Valeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12099030819314552958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984234400935984998.post-29379006942781975232018-05-22T09:13:01.770+01:002018-05-22T09:13:01.770+01:00Hi Janet. Recently, I spotted the piano teachers n...Hi Janet. Recently, I spotted the piano teachers name in a local rag and it made me recall all those wasted piano lessons and what happened there. After a while I realised it couldn't be the same man since he was a lot older than me and probably dead by now.Valeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12099030819314552958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984234400935984998.post-16323012509120726642018-05-22T09:09:43.624+01:002018-05-22T09:09:43.624+01:00I agree, Dave. I agree, Dave. Valeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12099030819314552958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984234400935984998.post-4999771903555991742018-05-22T07:42:06.139+01:002018-05-22T07:42:06.139+01:00You come from a very talented family Valerie. We ...You come from a very talented family Valerie. We all have talents and should be encouraged to use them. <br />northsider https://www.blogger.com/profile/00716743611909673869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984234400935984998.post-52832908840173674502018-05-21T19:15:39.744+01:002018-05-21T19:15:39.744+01:00Attitudes have changed so much, haven't they? ...Attitudes have changed so much, haven't they? it is sad that the victim so often takes the shame. That is a nice photo of your dad and mum, and how talented your dad sounds. In fact, so many of the family. It is a pity your mother was not supportive, but perhaps she herself had had her confidence hit when she was young and knew no better. Although the post is a repeat, I hadn't read it Jenny Woolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16881781466502273314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984234400935984998.post-63921184930199550952018-05-21T17:37:31.203+01:002018-05-21T17:37:31.203+01:00This was a first-time read for me, Valerie, and li...This was a first-time read for me, Valerie, and like Ron I too like looking at old photos and will always stop and look at them in vintage shops (and sometimes wonder about the people in them). Your dad sounds like a wonderful and very talented craftsman. Too bad your mother wasn't good with compliments or appreciation. And that piano teacher was indeed a nasty man and you are so right that Beatrice P. Boydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08281239556392874979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984234400935984998.post-39469236932613802372018-05-21T16:00:14.359+01:002018-05-21T16:00:14.359+01:00What a talented family you had. Too bad your Moth...What a talented family you had. Too bad your Mother didn't appreciate you. <br />What a dirty old man your music teacher was . I have a similar story about an Uncle that I buried too. Mac n' Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05732924562630675589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984234400935984998.post-66162527243213203822018-05-21T15:42:12.989+01:002018-05-21T15:42:12.989+01:00THe neighbors should have been talking about the d...THe neighbors should have been talking about the dirty old man! Amazing how much bad crap happened because we were so uptight people looked the other way.<br /><br />I wish I could memorize better, I can play a piece on guitar a thousand times and still need the chord progressions in front of me.joehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08520161706680568508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984234400935984998.post-29117206635348961542018-05-21T15:01:44.884+01:002018-05-21T15:01:44.884+01:00Valerie, I remember this post back in 2010, but it...Valerie, I remember this post back in 2010, but it was such JOY to read again! I LOVE looking at old photographs, even if I don't personally know anyone in them because I find it fascinating to imagine who they are and what they were like. I also love to see the vintage clothing!<br /><br />I especially love the photograph of your mother and father. You resemble both of them. And what a greatRonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17332843200079013172noreply@blogger.com