#Grief - 44 posts

Brixton, a.k.a. Brixie -- a cat named after a suburb -- left the world far too soon last Friday night. Here is our memorial to her.

Jon died ten years ago tomorrow. Every time I think my grieving process is ending, it comes back in a slightly different form.

From the Melville Cat: Good day, friends. I have sad news: This will be my final blog post. I am writing to you from Beyond. I don’t know where I’ve …

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

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.

I woke up feeling sad this morning. This was no real surprise as the last few months have been difficult for me. But I’d been feeling better for the past …

Remembering my friend Henrike, who was killed in March 2016 by terrorists in the Ivory Coast.

I'm afraid of a lot of things. One of those fears is that I'll never be able to finish the book that I've been trying to write for years.

Last Friday, an artist named Amanda Palmer performed a show in Joburg at the Sheds @1Fox. Confession #1: I had no idea who Amanda Palmer was until a few days …

My blog lives a double life. Most of the time it’s a fun, informative guide to living and traveling in Joburg and surrounds. But other times it’s a …

Amidst all the excitement of the #MeetSouthAfrica trip, I nearly forgot that I was going to Lesotho. One of my newest Instagram connections, @nuttywheat, …

Nelson Mandela was buried yesterday (Sunday), and South Africa’s official period of mourning came to an end. After listening to the funeral on the radio …