Diepkloof, Soweto, on a Sunday

I’m really distracted right now, planning a mini out-of-town getaway this afternoon and a move to a new house (and a new neighborhood!) this weekend. My blog will soon be filled with news of these events, but in the meantime I’m experiencing a blogging malaise. I can’t seem to motivate myself to post much here right now.

In the meantime, as I try to claw myself out of this hole, here are some photos I took on Sunday in Diepkloof, Soweto (home of the fabulous Chilli Pepper). I’ve been helping out Thorsten and his colleague Tebogo on an architectural project in Diepkloof, shooting pictures there on an off. I really like how a few of the recent images turned out.

Magdalena in Diepkloof
Magdalena at her home in Diepkloof, where she has lived since the 1960s.
Mercedes collector
Mercedes collector. I like how his cars match the house.
Hipster in a spaza shop
Hipster in a spaza shop.
Richard the watch repairman
Richard, Diepkloof’s watch repairman extraordinaire.
Colorful bedroom in Diepkloof
Julia’s colorful bedroom.
Papa J and his turquoise house
Papa J, artist and retired Mercedes-Benz parts salesman, in front of his spectacularly renovated turquoise house.
Kids having fun in Diepkloof
Kids having fun.

Hopefully I’ll return next week in a more rejuvenated state.


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44 Stanley sign surrounded by trees
The entrance to 44 Stanley Avenue.

I guess it’s wrong to say I’ve never blogged about 44 Stanley; I’ve mentioned it countless times over the years (see here and here) when writing about specific restaurants or shops that are there. But I’ve never written a dedicated post about 44 Stanley as a destination and it’s about time I did – especially now, with the holidays upon us.

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I’ve been dreadfully uninspired lately, struggling to think of anything I want to blog about despite having a long list of great ideas (many of which you, my readers, provided in September). I’m finding it hard to feel positive about life at the moment. But on Saturday Thorsten and I got the chance to visit Indwe Park, an indigenous garden and sculpture park in Braamfontein, and I knew I had my topic for today.