by 2summers | Feb 5, 2021 | COVID-19
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...
by 2summers | Jan 11, 2021 | COVID-19, Johannesburg
It’s Monday, January 11th, 2021. It’s dark and rainy in Joburg and the holidays are officially over. South Africa is suffering through a second wave of covid-19 — worse than the first wave, as many experts predicted, and likely to worsen further as...
by 2summers | Aug 21, 2020 | COVID-19, Johannesburg
I’ve had long hair — well past my shoulders — for virtually my entire adult life. I’ve always thought my hair is one of my best features, so why not have as much of it as possible? I’m also just not a big fan of haircuts, for some reason....
by 2summers | Aug 18, 2020 | COVID-19, Johannesburg
As of today, South Africa has entered lockdown level 2. South Africans can now buy booze and cigarettes (finally!), we can drink alcohol in restaurants and bars, we can go to the gym, we can visit our friends and family (most of us were already doing so but now...
by 2summers | Aug 13, 2020 | COVID-19, Johannesburg, Melville and Surrounds
This is a quick post to announce the Melville Food Program, which I’ve blogged about many times during lockdown (see here and here and here), did its last large-scale food parcel distribution at Heritage Baptist Church today. This amazing group of volunteers,...