Heritage Day. A time to reflect on everything that South Africa has to offer. For some, it’s a harp on the negatives. The taxi strikes, corruption in government and all the other things that make Carte Blanche on a Sunday night just that little more depressing. Side note: Howzit to Derick, Bongani and Devi! (I…
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For Fernando…
Some of the best journeys we take in life start completely by chance. On a whim, through a bright idea or last minute circumstance. For me, it was a decision to go to Mozambique for the Easter weekend. After failing to find accommodation for the same weekend back in January this year (because the struggle…
Cleanin’ out my closet…
2015 started with a bang. No, this wasn’t the sound of perfectly-timed fireworks erupting into breathtaking colours across the night sky. It was in fact the sound of my now-thunderous thighs crashing awkwardly together. Raise your hand if you got a tad too “fezzy” this festive season! (Hey, you in the back there… I see…
Dis-Custard
Last week was one of those weeks. It ended (rather appropriately) with me smashing a bottle of Bovril on the tiles of my kitchen floor in an attempt to make myself some toast. (Shout out to Bovril! I am so very fond of you, but for goodness sake… It’s time to make the move to…
Life’s Lemons
Shit happens. It’s a fact of life and something I learned to accept fairly early on in my childhood when my older sister pushed me off my black plastic motorbike, jumped on it and rode away. It was a hit and run that left me with a heavy heart and mouth full of sand. I…
Baking & Bitching 