by 2summers | Dec 15, 2011 | Arts and Culture, Emotions, Johannesburg, Melville and Surrounds, Parks/Nature Reserves
I gave myself a new blog for Christmas. It’s a good time to reinvent myself. It’s been a heck of a year. I’ve experienced immense joy in 2011, along with unimaginable grief and despair. The last two months in particular have left me feeling like...
by 2summers | Dec 4, 2011 | Emotions, Johannesburg, Melville and Surrounds
As long as I’ve lived here, the view from the deck at the Lucky 5 Star has been a wall of green. It was one of my favorite things about the house — the back yard felt like a private jungle, filled with unruly indigenous plants and flowering creepers (the...
by 2summers | Jul 6, 2011 | Hillbrow/Yeoville, Johannesburg, Tours
My fascination with Hillbrow — a former middle-class inner suburb that is now the toughest neighborhood in Joburg — began in February when I explored Hillbrow on a Joburg Photowalk. When I heard there would be another Hillbrow Photowalk this past weekend,...
by 2summers | May 25, 2011 | Arts and Culture, Food and Drink, Johannesburg, Markets/Shopping, Melville and Surrounds
A few months ago, I promised to write periodic posts about Melville guesthouses, restaurants, and shops. I’ve strayed from that commitment — the majority of my posts these days are about the Joburg city centre or more far-flung places outside of town. So...
by 2summers | May 5, 2011 | Johannesburg, Melville and Surrounds
I’m leaving town for a few days and probably won’t have internet access. Before I go, I want to share a few recent pictures from the garden at the Lucky 5 Star. Before moving to South Africa, the only aloes I’d ever seen were aloe vera plants —...