Knitting in Joburg: Elli’s Needlework, Edenvale
Although I don’t write about it as often as I did earlier in the pandemic, I’m still knitting. I still only know one stitch and I haven’t progressed past knitting in a straight line. I still have to consult YouTube or video-call Fiver each time I...
The 2Summers 2021 Support Group: Post #2 (Purplish)
Welcome to my second 2Summers 2021 Support Group Post. Here are some updates, both good and bad, since my first support group post: 1) Good: January 2021 is over. 2) Bad: It’s still raining in Joburg, for the 13th (feels like 130th) straight day. 3) Good: I...
Knitting (Lockdown Day 90)
About six months ago, I decided to take up knitting. It was January, a time for new beginnings and all that. I had just gone through a breakup — number six of seven (or thereabouts) in an endlessly on-again-off-again relationship. South Africa was experiencing...
Joburg COVID-19 Lockdown Journal: Day 13
If you’re new to this blog series and don’t know what’s happening with South Africa’s 21-day lockdown, my first post has all the details. Or read all my lockdown posts. It’s Day 13 and I’m bored. I’m bored, okay? There I said it....
Heather Mason
I’m an American writer/blogger/photographer living a quirky life in Johannesburg. Follow along as I explore Johannesburg, South Africa, and the rest of the world.