More than three months after losing him, I am finally saying a proper goodbye to Smokey, the Melville Cat.

Thoughts about fear, anxiety, and blogging in January 2021, amidst South Africa's second wave of covid-19.

NOTE: I originally wrote this post before January 6th, when pro-Trump insurrectionists stormed the U.S. Capitol and mounted the biggest threat to American …

I went back to visit the Wonderboom Nature Reserve in Pretoria after ten years away. It was just as delightful as I remembered.

I visited the Voortrekker Monument on 16 December, the Day of Reconciliation, a public holiday that used to be called the Day of the Vow.

I had lunch at Anong Thai in Cyrildene and it was the best Thai meal I've had since I moved to Johannesburg.

On Sunday I found out I'd been exposed to a covid-positive person and suddenly had to quarantine. It changed my outlook on the pandemic.

Last week I spent two days at Walkersons, a lodge just outside Dullstroom. I was dazzled by how bright green and blue everything looked.

I spent a Friday walking around downtown Joburg, taking photos with Gerald Garner. It was one of my favorite days this year.

I went to Peter's Food Centre in Brixton to sample their selection of dagwoods. The corner shop experience didn't disappoint.

Last week Gail and I spent a day driving around Lenasia with Faarooq, our charming friend who lived there as a young man.

I attended the new "Organic Vegan Experience" tour with Honest Travel last weekend. I now see urban gardens in a new light.