Diepkloof, Soweto, on a Sunday

21 September 2021

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.

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Cleaning Up the Brixton Cemetery

14 September 2021

On Sunday I stopped by a cleanup event at the Brixton Cemetery, hosted by the Friends of Johannesburg Cemeteries. The volunteer group regularly organizes cleanups at different cemeteries around the city, picking up rubbish and restoring the older headstones.

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Spectacular African Art at the Wits Art Museum

08 September 2021

Looking at art was one of the activities I missed most during the strict covid lockdown. It’s not like I visit art galleries every day, but I like knowing I can see art whenever I please. It sucked when I couldn’t do that.

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The Beautiful Brixton Burn

30 August 2021

I’ve never been to Burning Man or Afrika Burn. While I theoretically love the idea of hanging around in a remote desert for a week, living communally and photographing incredible art, I’m not keen on the meticulous planning and preparation such an expedition entails. So when I heard there would be a Brixton Burn – a mini burn, so to speak, in my soon-to-be home suburb of Brixton – I quickly signed up to attend.

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A Charming Dive Bar in Fordsburg: Archie's Pub & Grill

27 August 2021

In October 2020, on the night I met Thorsten, he told me about a restaurant/bar he likes to go to called Archie’s. I had never heard of Archie’s and asked its whereabouts. “It’s in Fordsburg,” Thorsten told me. I was immediately intrigued.

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The Old Lake Market, Parkview

23 August 2021

Parkview’s Tyrone Avenue, one of my favorite suburban Joburg main streets, is a jumble of quirky shopfronts, restaurants, and arcades. There are so many closely packed establishments on Tyrone that it’s easy to walk past places without really seeing them. I’d been doing that for years with the Old Lake Market.

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