One of these days I will calm down and you phoaks will get a rest from me jumping up and down in glee about my new dulcimer, my first ever. Until then:

it is tucked up, safely, on a small table in our bedroom when I am not practising. My 3rd night of owning it, Rog and I turned the covers down and were about to go to bed, when I told him I was so pleased about it, I just felt as though I should cradle it in my arms and go to sleep strumming tunes! Like a little kid with their most treasured new Christmas gift. We just laughed, I gave it a quick strum, then put it back and we went to sleep.

Then, my dad called the next day and of course I was spilling bubbly all through the phone lines raving about it and told him about feeling I should take it to bed and play myself to sleep. He laughed, then told me about an "old boy" he knew in Lousiana who was a travelling salesman. Seems he was so tickled when he first discovered mandolins and got his own, that when he was on the road, he'd go to bed, every night, playing his mando and wake up with it beside him in the morning! So I don't feel so silly now, although I will refrain as I am afraid one of us might crush it before morn!

So, how about it...any of you ever slept with your non-bodily attached instruments? **BG**

kat