Thus spake my beloved husband yesterday,
when I completed my latest challenge.
Writing yesterday’s 101/1001 post coincided with a month’s worth of rain coming down in 24 hours (sadly, no hyperbole there). It seemed like the perfect opportunity to complete Challenge No. 20: Dance in the rain.
I put on Mango Groove’s Hometalk - the best dance track, ever; I’m having it at my funeral - ordered the Hub to pick up his camera, and stepped out into our sodden garden.
Here is the result (excuse the blurry pics – I was moving and it was raining):
If you hit the arrow quickly, you can see me dance.
I danced barefoot in the rain for 4.14 minutes. It was liberating to do something and not give a damn about what anyone else thought of me. Some of the neighbours must have noticed, given our low fences and shared walls. I don’t care. I had a blast.
There was just one problem: it was Peter Kay’s fine rain, and I wasn’t drenched.
Next time I dance in the rain, there had better be a hurricane or the Hub’s going to cop it.
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Three cheers for one very brave lady! What’s Peter Kay got to do with the price of fish? Does he decide the size of the raindrops?
He’s famous for a routine about the different types of rain, especially ‘that fine rain; the kind that soaks you through…’
Oh this works so well.. I absolutely love it !
Bravo! Your dance moves looked good.
That is so cool! I thought I was the only person to do daft things. Welcome to the club of Daft!
Brave and beautiful!
We had a cloudburst about 1 AM; I had to get up & close windows. When I got up this morning & read this, I thought of you. Thanks.
Ron! You equate me with keeping out bad weather! That’s so sweet
I should have known you were such a groovster, Tilly. Cool top, too!
You dance really well and you so looked so happy doing, you could really feel how liberating it was for you, it made me want to jump in and join you. Next time the Hub needs to get in there with you, none of this you look daft nonsense.
There’s precedent for dancing in the rain. Remember Gene Kelley’s song and dance? It was in Paris but I’m sure it translates well to other countries and cities.
I should have used that song!
Fantastic Tilly Bud! Rockin! Raised the biggest smile. Love the music too.
you looked so free and relaxed. i enjoyed watching you have fun!
I hear they’re casting for a remake of Saturday Night Fever. I’m forwarding this to the casting director.
I LOVE it!!! Dancing and playing in the rain is somehow so liberating!!!
It is! I never knew that before
WONDERFUL!!! LET ME DANCE WITH YOU!!!
Absolutely! Next time it rains in Hawaii, get out there (but get David to take pictures)
The backstory to the episode below is that I had almost died of pneumonia 3 times before it occured.
I had a fight with my mother when I was 15 about going somewhere with some boy. She said I couldn’t go, so I ran out in the rain where I was sure I would catch my death and yelled, “I’ll kill myself if you don’t let me go!” Mom came outside grabbed me and dragged me back in the house and made me dry my hair with a towel (we didn’t have a hair dryer).
I calmed down after this. I mean who wouldn’t if they had a Mom who loved you so much she would come out in the rain herself to save you? Dianne
Such a sweet story
You are so dry, Dianne, that I wonder if rain can touch you
You’ve got a good natured guy there with Hub.
There is no way Mrs. Jim would record for even 30 seconds in the rain. She doesn’t even like to smile for the camera.
Jim’s Six Word Saturday
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Oh, he was inside the house taking those. But he would have come out if I’d asked him, so I suppose he’s a little bit sweet.
Such a happy video. Next time,we’ll have you “singing in the rain.”
The neighbours would think I am bonkers for sure
great photo! You make me feel like dancing!!!! Dancing! DANCING!
Let’s dance the night away, Leo
fun fun fun- love the movie!
It looks like great fun!! Doesn’t everyone want to dance in the rain sometime??
Everyone should – it really is fun.
… And there is a time to dance.
I LOVE daft you! you’re my new hero
Thank you
you look like someone with a great sense of fun – can we hang out?!
Any time!
I love it! Way to go!
Thanks!
There’s no link in your name; do you have a blog so I can return your visit?
Great!
Hahaha – Tilly, you are an utter gem of a human being
PS – I love Mango Groove – great music to cook and drive by too
Fabulous, aren’t they? Amidst all my angst about living in apartheid South Africa, they made it bearable
LOVE it! You certainly have the moves and show a definite joie de vivre.
Thanks, Kay
You are wonderful. We are having a drought…any chance on you doing a rain dance for us?
I think I could drown in my own back yard if I do that
I’m am laughing out loud – yay you
A perfect response
Tilly, you always seem so happy and free. Well done. I am just too introverted and shy to do any of this.
You are a child at heart.
I took all the kids out and danced with them in the rain once. You’re right – it is totally revitalising. The neighbours don’t speak to us any more!!
A bonus! Can’t see my boys joining me, I’m afraid.
A girl thing?
A they don’t think it would be cool thing