Been reading this blog for a while and occasionally wondered what my voice sounds like? Well, here’s your opportunity to hear me wittering away while a video camera pokes around in my home and studio, on this Etsy Handmade Portraits video that the fab Ashka Wierzycka made for The Storque blog while she was out …
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Etsy Handmade Portrait
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The sick and the lame
Their handles may be broke, but they’re still pretty good at keeping a pencil upright.
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Erasers from New York
The cats and I think that a selection of erasers is a perfectly acceptable gift (amongst others) for Paul to have brought from New York City. The pencils think otherwise.
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Critical Mass on Friday
C’mon, join us for the Critical Mass ride on Friday morning. It’ll mark the 2 year anniversary of this monthly early-morning cycle-promoting ride that leaves a smile on your face. I’ll be at the CTICC at 7:15 am, meeting up with the more intrepid types who started from the Baxter Theatre at 6:40 am (ouch). …
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Veggie cat
It’s not like she’ll turn up her nose at a dish of tuna, but look how our little Nanook has learned from her vegetarian human companions, tucking in to a yummy teapot full of fresh herbs. (thanks for the herbs, Nikki, and apologies for the abuses they’re suffering).
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Back to the source
Delighted to report that the Dala horse cake tin I nabbed in my inaugural IKEA visit has finally galloped its way to the intended destination in Joburg: arriving at the source of my love of all things Swedish, just in time for a birthday. So pleased it arrived safely, Monica, and happy birthday, Jörgen!
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Staying alive
We’re hosting the Soccer World Cup, so I suppose I should be posting about soccer, but the sporting thing that’s given me a big thrill lately is the fact that the Bicycle Portraits project achieved its Kickstarter funding in time yesterday. Take a little bike-themed tour around SA with this video they’ve made, set to …
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Home again
We got home last Tuesday, and after zombie-ing around for a day, followed by a solid night’s sleep and an excellent breakfast at Jardine, we were all recovered and ready for real life once again. Cape Town is looking a treat in the wintertime sunshine. Just look at this city of ours: World Cup fever …
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Bicycle Portraits
After cycling a bit in New York, I’ve felt quite downhearted about just how tiny the bicycle culture is in South Africa. But I just heard something that’s given me a lot of hope for what’s possible back home: Avid cyclists and excellent photographers Stan Engelbrecht and Nic Grobler are travelling all over South Africa, …
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