Wednesday, 24 June 2026

It's Too Darn Hot!

 I am up to my eyes in making bears, with frequent breaks to wash my hands and rehydrate. The neighbourhood cats are sheltering in their homes, avoiding all hot roofs [tin or otherwise] The solar panels are quietly generating lots of energy. 
Here's a brief excerpt from Kiss Me Kate. 

I am left with two questions...
  1. If it was that hot, why were they all leaping about so much?
  2. Have I left it too late to take up tap dancing?

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  1. Never too late to take up dancing and goodness knows why they were out dancing in the hot weather. Fifty years ago, we had weather just like this-I had a 15 month old toddler who was inconsolable in the heat. Too hot for me and definitely too hot to go away in the Moho! Catriona

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    1. I was doing degree finals. The most brilliant guy in the maths dept went outside to revise☀️. Fell asleep, ended up in hospital with heatstroke.πŸ₯΅ Brilliant, but not wise

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  2. I would delay the dancing lessons until after the heatwave...

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  3. They obviously hadnt listened to Government guidelines! Stay as cool as possible.

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    1. πŸ”₯πŸ”₯πŸ”₯🧊🧊🧊

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  4. Tap dancing would have to be Under the cold tap I think!

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    1. πŸš°πŸ’¦πŸ’§πŸ’¦ very witty!!!

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    2. That's a great one! JanF

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  5. Definitely no leaping about going on in this house!
    My advice would be if you fancy it, give it a go! I think I would be a danger to others if I attempted it.

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    1. I shall investigate lessons in the πŸ‚ autumn when it's cooler

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  6. I saw this at the Barbican last year, it was fun and I played viola for a week's run in the pit band at the KMT in Ilford but my favourite memories was putting on a production of it at my music camp Ang I helped create a pair of 20foot velvet curtains with fancy tassels out of paint, corrugated cardboard, old string and wool. They looked magnificent!

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    1. Oh fabulous! Always fascinating to see the different interpretations of KMK

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  7. Good questions! :D Your heatwave was on our nightly news, tonight. Stay cool and hydrated.

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    1. Wow! You are better at coping with heat than I am

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  8. 1. because they're young and they can!
    2. possibly! But it's worth a try!

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  9. We will see πŸ‘―‍♀️πŸ‘―‍♀️πŸ‘―‍♀️

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  10. Soooo hot πŸ₯΅
    Feels like a full time job keeping the garden hydrated. We have made a wildlife pond here and it’s so nice to see the birds using it for drinking and bathing.
    Tap dancing -far too energetic for me πŸ˜€
    Alison in Devon x

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    1. Water butts here almost empty πŸ’¦

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  11. Never to late to start something new but maybe nothing too energetic for the next few days. 🀣

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    1. cannotπŸ‘―‍♀️πŸ‘―‍♀️πŸ‘―‍♀️when it is πŸ”₯πŸ₯΅πŸ”₯

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  12. Of course it is not too late if it is something you want to do! But NOT start when it is hot!

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  13. I did ballet, but never tap. Aren't there dance classes called Silver Swans for ladies of a certain age. But I'd wait until the weather cools down. Xx

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    1. Two of my SIL went to Silver Swans. I think tap would suit me better

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  14. Alan is keeping me VERY updated with the information on his solar panels app on his phone, telling me exactly how much power we are generating at regular intervals, and exactly how much revenue we are earning.

    I have no idea how they can dance in the heat, I can barely keep up with replacing the water dishes all around out house for the dogs, cats, birds and insects.

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    1. I thought the novelty of the solar panels would wear off here. But it hasn't. Five years on, I can tell you that they have already paid for themselves, and today we have had 99.7% of our power from the panels, and sold back 35kw to the grid. It was definitely a good way to invest a (large) chunk of the pension pot.

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