"stuart noble" wrote in message
...

She also plays double bass and violin with several Welsh orchestras and
has
even found bass pupils in the Welsh mountains - one who has just gained
her
Grade 8 ...
Ah, what dedicated parents you must have been, carting a double bass
around
on winter evenings! Only the harp player's parents have more to contend
with.

Well, we had several other children so needed a large vehicle to accommodate
everything. My boss took pity on us and bought a small (10 seater) minibus
for us, there was just room for the bass as well as children,
boy/girlfriends, cat, sports kit, art equipment and the other paraphernalia
which goes with schoolchildren - as well as beehives. Winter was little
different from summer, apart from extra jumpers.

It was more necessity than dedication ... we weren't natural parents but
lust is a powerful urge and, having been irresponsible in having them, we
felt that we had to bring them up responsibly.

It's paid dividends, we have no worries or responsibilities now.

Except that No 5 has just moved house and needs help with plumbing and
re-wiring etc. ...

Heigh ho :-)

Mary