by 2summers | May 13, 2020 | COVID-19, Johannesburg, Melville and Surrounds
It’s Day 48 of the South African lockdown. I’m better today than yesterday, mainly because I’ve discovered Gerald’s Magic Bread. Lockdown photo 48: Laffa bread and hummus courtesy of Ba Pita. I’ve mentioned previously that my most-read...
by 2summers | May 10, 2020 | COVID-19, Food and Drink, Johannesburg, Melville and Surrounds
It’s Day 45 of the South African lockdown. Happy Mother’s Day. Lockdown photo 45: A mother at work on Mother’s Day. I started the day by doing what I do on most Mother’s Days: Opened my laptop and ordered an Amazon gift card for my mom....
by 2summers | May 5, 2020 | COVID-19, Johannesburg, Melville and Surrounds
Read all my lockdown journal posts. Welcome to Lockdown Day 40. It’s also Cinco de Mayo, which doesn’t mean much in South Africa but I couldn’t think of a better title. I managed to work up the motivation to go for a walk this morning to buy cat food...
by 2summers | May 3, 2020 | COVID-19, Johannesburg, Melville and Surrounds
Read all my lockdown journal posts. It’s Day 38 of the South African lockdown, and the third day of Lockdown Level 4. I took my second Level 4 walk through Melville this morning (here’s my account of the first one) and spent a lot of time thinking as I...
by 2summers | May 1, 2020 | COVID-19, Johannesburg, Melville and Surrounds
Read all my lockdown journal posts. It’s Day 36 of the South African lockdown — the first day of lockdown Level 4. It’s May Day and we went OUTSIDE. Lockdown photo 36: OUTSIDE. As of today, South Africans are allowed to go outside for exercise...