Music: Josh Groban - Falling Slowly

Friday Music: Original and Interpreted

What do you get when you combine (sort of) the talents of Linkin Park, Josh Groban and Adele*? That’s easy – renditions of songs I love, by artists I love, and great music for a Friday afternoon.

First up: “My December” – written by Mike Shinoda.

And: “Rolling in the Deep” – written by Adele and Paul Epworth

* Mix up a lot of Celtic, Early, Classical, Rock, Alternative, and Pop music, put the music library on “shuffle” and you get interesting sounds like Green Day followed by Gilbert and Sullivan. 

Durf die die Nuwe Jaar aan (Met musiek en baie koffie)

Welkom by die eerste inskrywing vir 2013! Soos ander jare het die feesseisoen te vining verby gevlieg en is die Nuwe Jaar goed opdreef. Die eerste paar dae voel in elk geval vreeslik vreemd – mens eet nog kerskoekies, daar is byna niemand by die kantoor nie en mens skryf of tik aanhoudend die datum verkeerd.

"Love and Coffee" deur Luca Baroncini

Nadat 2012 so ’n tuimeltrein jaar was – met meeste van die “af” dinge wat gebeur het goed was wat ek nooit so raai oor my pad sou kom nie – het ek besluit om nie ’n Groot Plan vir die jaar saam te stel nie. Jon Acuff se idees oor nuwejaarsvoorneme blyk ’n baie beter manier te wees om die volgende twaalf maande aan te pak.

Die bloginskrywings wat ek sover vir die jaar beplan het bevat nogal heelwat verrassings en ook meer “ander goed” en oordenkinge. Ek gaan steeds twee keer per week ’n inskrywings plaas – dalk meer gedurende sommige weke. Maar, voordat ek begin gorrel, laat ek eerder net sê – hoop jy het die nuwe Josh Groban liedjie geniet! Mag jou jaar gevul wees met seëninge, wonderlike leesstof, lekker musiek en baie koffie!

Braving a New Year (With music and much coffee)

Welcome to the first post for 2013! As always, the festive season has simply flown by and the New Year is well under way. Those first few days of the year are always a kind of “limbo” anyway – barely anyone is at the office, you’re still eating Christmas cookies and nearly all the dates you type or write down is wrong.

"Love and Coffee" by Luca Baroncini

After 2012 was such a rollercoaster of a year – with most of the downs being things I would never have guessed at to happen – I have decided not to put to paper a grand plan for the year. Indeed, Jon Acuff’s approach to resolutions for the year sounds a lot better way to approach the next twelve months.

I will say about the blog posts I have planned so far that there are a few surprises, more “other stuff” and musings. I’ll still post twice a week – perhaps more during some weeks. But, before I start with unnecessary ramblings, I would rather say  - hope you enjoyed Josh Groban’s new single! May your year be filled with many blessings, great reads, awesome music and much coffee!

Inspiration Friday – ‘Twas almost the night before Christmas…

With Christmas around the corner (and it looks like it's going to be a sweltering one), I thought I'd add the Chris Chameleon's "Kersfees in Afrika" (Christmas in Africa) video to this post, along with two of my favourite carols - "O, Holy Night" and "What Child is This?". 

For my other Christmas-themed posts, click here for Summer Christmas, here for Cookies and Milk, a flash piece and here for why books make the best gifts.

May you all have a blessed weekend and a blessed Christmas! 

Mag julle almal 'n geseënde naweek en 'n geseënde Kersfees hê!