I have been doing some admin in my computer files this week and found some this tucked away from 2017 and have embellished a little… I thought you might like something to start the weekend with a smile…
Welcome today’s premier of a new musical…my name is I.V.E. Mildew, a raconteur, author, graffiti artist and bon vivant. I have lived all my life amongst the warm hearted and generous people’s of this Isle and delight in sharing its bounteous beauty.
Ireland is renowned for its lush emerald green scenery, ancient history, singing, dancing and an abundance of the wet stuff. No, not the dark stuff served up around the world, but the reason why Guinness tastes so much better when drunk here in Ireland, and what makes our clover so bright and green. That would be the rain my friends.
In the space of a couple of hours you can experience all of the moods and variations that the Irish weather has to offer. For over 200 days of the year (250 in a good year) that usually involves a drop of the grand soft drizzle to tumultuous downpours that flood the rivers and gullies.
When I decided to pen – Irish Weather – The Musical, little did I know that artists from around the world would claim Irish ancestry and offer their services to showcase its multiplicity with humour, song, music and dance.
Alas there is not sufficient time to feature all aspects and faces of our climate, but I hope that the following renditions will give you a flavour of what can happen in just one day in the Emerald Isle. I have punctuated the said performances with quotes on the Irish Weather from prominent wordsmiths (bigger eejits than me).
If you enjoy the excerpt from the 24 hour stage show I hope you will consider buying tickets. It is an outside performance at the RDS showgrounds Dublin for a week in August. (Weather dependent).
Your humble servant – I.V.E Mildew (Ivor to my friends)
There are many days when the raindrops come and go throughout the day for a few minutes at a time. This gentle blessing from the sky is not a problem and in fact can be turned into a magical and romantic bike ride for two….
Visitors to our beautiful country from all around the world are also inspired by our unique weather and have been heard to spontaneously burst into song in honour of the rain and the second best asset Ireland has to offer.. Its men!
Of course we cannot forget that Ireland has some of the most beautiful women in the world.. they are like the wind….
Even our wonderful cousins from across the water have tried to lift our spirits by singing to the sun god on our behalf….thanks Mr Springsteen…Bruce Springsteen
A little plug for your man for all his efforts on our behalf.... Buy Bruce Springsteen music: Amazon US – And: Amazon UK – Official site and live concert dates: Bruce Springsteen
Our darling children are taught in school how to make the best use of any odd day of sunshine they may enjoy during the summer holidays (six weeks of optimism each year). Learning how to walk on sunshine is part of the syllabus. Try this at home three times a week and it will lift your spirits too.
However rainy our Mondays (and every other day of the week) are… we are blessed to have our loved ones to turn to. And every good musical should always end up with a slow dance with the one who loves you.
Very funny. Thanks for the laugh!
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Glad you enjoyed.. if you have sunshine to spare we would be very grateful to receive it..enjoy your weekend.
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We do today. Hopefully the parcel of sun will arrive in three days time!
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Thank you very much..enjoy your weekend.
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We’re in a drought. Take all the sunshine you need and swap us some rain.
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You are on Liz…coming your way..xx
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🙂
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LOL this was fabulous, although funny and sad because I know from your reports Sal, the sun forgets to visit you sometimes. Great memes! Very entertaining. ❤
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Thanks Debby…the sun is out this morning and I will be availing myself of its charms as soon as decently possible…♥♥
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Woohoo. I told you I was sending it for borrow, while it pours rain here ❤ xx
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We are hanging on to it for the next couple of days but will send back I promise..♥
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Okay, I appreciate it, lol ❤
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What a wicked expression “the sun forgets to visit you”. But a good one. Hope i will remember for my next greeting cards, as wishes to someone. Lol
Enjoy your weekend, Debbie! Be well. Michael
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LOL Michael. Maybe I’m in the wrong business. Greeting cards!!! 🙂
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Lol – A good quote for special greeting cards. I have some would love it (or not ;-).
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LOL 🙂
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:-))
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I enjoyed the progression of rainy videos.
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Thanks Liz.. it seemed to have worked… the sun is shining this morning (for the moment)…xxx
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And we had some rain today!
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Oh good… you are welcome to keep it…..xx
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😀
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We’re familiar with all the ‘soft’ days in Ireland having holidayed there twice a year for decades. It’s fine if you go prepared!
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All that rain must help with Irish creativity…
And thanks for throwing Bruce in there – what a wonderful song…
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It is amazing.. but then again I am a fan of anything of his..xx
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Same here!
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Now, that made my day! I cracked up at Pubs- the official sunblock of Ireland. Thanks for the laughs, Sally. Happy weekend, maybe the sun will shine a bit.
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Thanks Jennie..many a word spoken in jest….not much chance today I am afraid..they are forecasting a wee bit at 8.00 p.m tonight! xx
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Haha! 😅
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Dont regret! Lol Thank you for remembering me on buying some Guinness next week. Here – who can believe – you can buy two sorts of Irish, three sorts of local butter, but no Guinness, no Glenfiddich. Michael
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Oh dear… still the butter is pretty good too…hugs
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Thats true, Sally! But why we dont get all the other good things from Ireland too?;-)
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You will have to talk to your trade minister about that Michael… we are all part of the EU…hugsxx
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Hahaha! Thanks for this, a great laugh for today. The flash mob was excellent! I’ve always wanted to organize one, now thinking about how to do it socially distantly – haha! Thanks again, have a great day!
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Glad you enjoyed Amanda and I suppose you could do a zoom flash mob…x
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At the moment I have a socially distant driveway theatre filling up for my daughters’ production of Kids Les Mis. So fun! 😊
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Fantastic.. something that they will always remember. x
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