I am a big Lindsey Stirling fan. This “Celtic Carol” is perfect for the season! I hope you enjoy and have a very relaxing Sunday. Whether you are wrapping gifts, watching holiday movies or having guests in for a bit of Christmas cheer, savor every moment. We’re celebrating our first Christmas in our new home in the New Orleans area. The holiday customs here are rich with culture and history. What a wonderful place to be!
This video amazes me. The precision of the pianist, David Hicken, and the music itself is uplifting and perfect for the season! I hope you’ll enjoy this and your day. It’s a simple Sunday…go out and do something you love…just for you!
Life is slowly beginning to beat to a normal rhythm here in Louisiana. I was honored to be a guest a the New Orleans chapter of the American Culinary Federation’s Christmas Party on December 1st. What an amazing group of professional foodies who give their heart and soul to their craft and to the community. Service is their goal and they give back in tremendous ways. I felt welcome and honored to join them. You’ll be seeing more as I begin working with them more closely over the next few months. And I found my “fairy godmother” here in the form of a wonderful woman who I met at a culinary event the first night we were here back in August. I’m not sharing her identity yet, but she is an amazing angel who I’ll be working with as we get busy promoting such things as Slow Foods, local seafood, various culinary events and so much more.
I found this video for your holiday listening entertainment. It’s one of my favorite Christmas songs performed by Pentatonix, a group my daughter has introduced me too that I’m really enjoying. I hope you’ll sit back and take a few minutes to enjoy it and, as always, have a peaceful Sunday filled with time for yourself, time with family and time to say thank you.
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My daughter loves to search for unusual or inspiring videos. She found a great one this time that I hope you all will enjoy. This young man who walks to the beat of a different drummer can sing. I was inspired by his ability to sing in front of a large audience for his first performance ever! He had never sung for anyone but himself in his bedroom, no training whatsoever. He feels like a misfit but I think he is awesome. I hope you will take the time to listen and be amazed as well. You never really know what lies beneath a person. You might turn and look at him with disgust just seeing him on the street but he is a beautiful spirit with a gift from God. Enjoy the music, the video and this wonderful Sunday!
A piano….a cello….beautiful music with which to begin a week of Thanksgiving and gathering to say prayers of gratitude. It’s a time for family and friends to be together for the joy of eating wonderful food, giving thanks and spending time just enjoying life and the beginning of the holiday season. It’s my favorite of all the holidays! I know you’ll enjoy this wonderful video by Titanium as they perform together. Peace be with you all!
I love stumbling over videos by artists who combine their talents to create beautiful music. While watching a PBS video of an interview Tavis Smiley did with singer, Judy Collins, they discuss her newest CD, “Strangers Again”. Ms. Collins performs with some of music’s greatest male artists, including Michael Mcdonald, Jackson Browne, Willie Nelson and, a surprise to me, Jeff Bridges. She talks about meeting with Jeff Bridges in regard to what he’d like to sing with her on the album. I knew he sang, but I had no idea about what or when….or where. He selected “Make Our Garden Grow”, a lovely piece from “Candide”, the wonderful musical by Leonard Bernstein. So on this Simple Sunday I’m featuring the music Judy Collins and Jeff Bridges made together. It fits the day and it suits my mood. I hope you’ll enjoy it!
Where has the year gone? It’s already November and I can hardly believe it! Autumn is always my favorite time of year. I love the food, the colors and the feeling of the season. I haven’t had the opportunity to get out and explore but soon I will be out and about! I found this lovely autumn video and piano music that I thought you might enjoy on this fine Sunday morning. Wherever you are or whatever you are planning for the day, take some time to relax, breathe deeply…feel the love the surrounds you and say thank you!
We have lots of dragonflies in our yard here in Louisiana. I have always loved to watch them fly, gliding in pairs through the air. This piece, “The Dragonfly’s First Morning”, by William Zeitler suits their flight perfectly. The round about tune that builds then ebbs and grows again lets me see these lovely creatures in my minds eye. What a lovely way to begin a Sunday! A lot of people have told me, over the past few months, that God doesn’t give us more than we can handle and that we become stronger through adversity. I just smile quietly to myself and settle back to find the dragonflies. Wishing you a very peaceful day filled with love and time to do exactly what you want to do!
Traditionally I share music that is soft and relaxing on Sunday mornings. But I just have to feature this video today that gives you an idea of what the music of the Cajun’s here in Louisiana are famous for. It’s known as “Zydeco” and I challenge you not to at least tap your toe when you hear it! Dancing to it is even more fun. The “two step” from my Texas upbringing works mighty fine when you are led by a partner who knows how to do this simple dance. It’s more fun than I can put into words. The music is lively, full of positive energy and just what I want to begin my day today. Tomorrow…..I’ll need a few pick-me-ups as I have my left knee replaced. But that isn’t going to get me down…oh no! I’ll be back on my feet finding the music and dancing away before you know it! And just because I won’t be able to get around easily over the next few weeks won’t stop me from posting! Stay tuned for stories and history and more!
It’s been quite a week for us. We began with what we thought would be a simple removal of basal cell cancer on Mr. T’s right cheek. Four hours later and scheduling major plastic surgery on Thursday…well, you can imagine. I am forced to marvel at the challenges we have been faced with. I can honestly say I did not handle it all so well at first and then a shift occurred. I began to be the space for the issues to move through instead of getting caught up in them and reacting with either negative or positive energy. Maybe that sounds crazy to you, but it has worked for me and everything is smoothing out and going very well as a result. I am feeling grounded and happy! At times I feel we are dealt a period of difficulty just to see how we will react. It is a choice to be negative or positive. I choose positive.
This is my favorite season, I feel alive again as the weather cools off a bit and everything feels lighter. I’m sharing a lovely piece of Celtic music to help you begin your day today. I’m getting back into the blogging groove and will have more to share with you this week. Then, bear with me as I undergo the replacement of my left knee on October 19th. Tying up loose ends is how it feels. Tying them up, letting them go and making space for new beginnings! Have a wonderfully peaceful Sunday, wherever you may be!
