I met Tona when I wanted singing lessons and a friend recommended her. After a couple of lessons I realised I really preferred playing the piano accompaniments to singing; my voice isn't great and I feel embarassed singing.  But we became and remained friends. I must have told her I was thinking about teaching the piano as when she wanted to stop that part of her teaching practice (she used to teach piano up to a certain level) she asked me if I wanted her students. At that point I was deliberating whether to teach or not but it seemed such a gift, literally a sign from the gods, so I said yes, and within a year my business had grown to 40 students. She would pass on any job or student who was asking for a pianist. We used to go blackberry picking together, and over the years would meet up from time to time, and always she would recommend me to her students wanting accompanists, or to actors needing to learn a bit of piano along with their singing etc. 

I miss her hugely