Part of my childhood

When I was in the convent or institute as you want to call it we had many nuns. We had nuns that stayed with us during the day. I actually don't remember if one nun had us in the morning and then another one in the afternoon or the whole day and then change. I am sure they had turns but I don't know how their system worked. We had a piano nun she taught piano to the boarders and people who didn't sleep there, they came over just to learn piano. The earning was of course for the mother superior. There were some nuns living and staying with the boarders so we didn't see them much. The place and how it ran was very much in order and routine. I would have loved to learn the piano, sometimes, the nun would let us touch it and try out some keys because we couldn't play anything. The piano sister was called sister Emanuela she had the perfect beautiful fingers and soft hands, she was happy and make you feel at ease. As maybe you know we were four sisters there, sister Emanuela picked us four sisters as her singers so when it was Christmas, she teaches us songs suited. In the beautiful small chapel there were a narrow round stairs which took us upstairs and we will sing from up there. I felt very special and it was such a good feeling to be able to sing beautiful songs. The nuns between them spoke Italian so we couldn't understand everything they said to each other. Sister Emanuela,we called her Manuela too had another job, she took care of the chapel. She would prepare the dress colour for the priest, who would come everyday for mass and another day for confessions. She would fill the wine and water bottles that the priest uses during mass and decorate with flowers. I had a small part in those chores but not for long. Oh sometimes, how I miss those days and I would so much thank those nuns. I never wanted to be a nun but I can't help feeling grateful how much they did for us.