Emotions (Category) - 98 posts

It's Day 60 of the South African lockdown, and in the words of the brilliant Fiona Apple, it's time to Fetch the Bolt Cutters.

It’s Day 47 of the South African lockdown, and I think I’m suffering from third-quarter isolation. Lockdown photo 47: An angry queen at Gay Pride …

It’s Day 46 of the South African lockdown. Today I have lots of face masks and lots of feelings. Lockdown photo Day 46: Yes, it’s another mask …

It's lockdown Day 16, but it's also my 1000th blog post. So I'm taking the day off from COVID-19 talk and telling a story instead.

I don’t normally write year-end wrap-up posts. I’m usually long asleep by midnight on 31 December. I don’t make New Years resolutions or …

South Africa is in pain and so am I. Here's my attempt at explaining why.

Gen X women seem to be losing their minds. Or at least I am. Here are some thoughts and reflections from a 40-something woman on why this is happening.

A letter to Meruschka Govender, the most passionate advocate for South African and African travel, who passed away on 15 January 2019. I'll miss you, Meru.

Taking photos at Thomas and Guy's wedding reminded me of all the things I love about Joburg and all the reasons why I am determined to stay.

Lately I've been having some thoughts on blogging, which is kind of a stupid word. Here are a few of those thoughts.

Fiver created a series of linoprints called 2Summers in Motion, and those prints are the basis of the new design at the top of this blog.

My alarm went off ages ago but I keep hitting snooze. Eyes closed, pretending it’s not morning, I imagine I’m in a doorway. I’m standing in …