Joburg winters are harsh. Temperatures often drop below freezing at night but our houses aren't insulated, windows don't close, and central heating doesn't exist. The air is punishingly dry. Our weather is close to [...]
I recently moved to a new house, and for the first time in nearly half a century of life I've become interested in plants. Actually that's an understatement: I've become obsessed with plants. Most [...]
If you’re new to this blog series and don’t know what’s happening with South Africa’s 21-day (now 35-day) lockdown, my first post has all the details. Or read all my lockdown posts. It's Day 26 of [...]
After I published my recent blog post about Bonsai Magic, a lady named Renee emailed and asked if I'd like to visit her nursery in Houghton. The nursery is called Jozi Carnivores. Carnivorous plants. [...]
A couple of months ago my friend Ang went to a bonsai tree nursery outside of Joburg. The nursery has thousands of bonsai trees and it's called Bonsai Magic. Naturally, I saw Ang's Instagram post [...]
Announcements: 1) A story about my Kruger trip has been published on travelgurus.co.za. Please check it out. 2) 2Summers turned one today! I wrote my first 2Summers post exactly a year ago, six weeks [...]
