Food Parcel Day (Lockdown Day 63)

It’s Day 63 of the South African lockdown, and for the second consecutive Thursday I took photos at the weekly Melville food parcel distribution program.

I wrote about this program in detail last Thursday. This week the process was the same, except: 1) The volunteers gave out more food this week than last week; and 2) The distribution moved from Tanya and Sean’s house on 3rd Avenue to the Heritage Baptist Church at the corner of 7th Avenue and 5th Street.

Lockdown Journal: Day 54 (Patisserie Portraits)

It’s Day 54 of the South African lockdown, and my big excitement was going to Patisserie de Paris for croissants.

Gift at Patisserie de Paris
Lockdown photo 54: Gift, looking impossibly cool in his face mask and tweed cap, delivers my croissants at Patisserie de Paris. (Normally he would stand inside the gate but he came out for the portrait. We maintained social distance.)

I have blogged about Patisserie de Paris more than once (see this post from my 2017 #Gauteng52 series); it’s one of the best bakeries in Joburg. Normally the Patisserie also has a fantastic sit-down café and French cheese counter, but of course things are different at the moment. The Patisserie is currently selling bread, pastries, and take-away coffee, which you can either have delivered or pick up through the bakery’s front gate.

Lockdown Journal: Day 44 (Mask Fashion)

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It’s Lockdown Day 44 in South Africa. I bought a new mask.

Heather wearing the African jungle mask
Lockdown photo 44: Mask fashion.

I’m becoming less and less interested in just about everything these days. But I’ve become progressively more interested in face masks.