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My Mother Played The Piano And My Father The Violin, I Can Remember My Dad Teaching Me How To Waltz; I Had My Feet On His, My Mother Playing The Piano, And My Husband Will Tell You The Lessons Weren't Very Successful.

-Quentin Bryce

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My Mother Played The Piano And My

Quentin Bryce

My Mother Played The Piano And My Father The Violin, I Can Remember My Dad Teaching Me How To Waltz; I Had My Feet On His, My Mother Playing The Piano, And My Husband Will Tell You The Lessons Weren't Very Successful.

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