2Winters: Colorado Snow
It's boiling hot in Joburg this week. But I'm in a winter wonderland in Colorado. My view out the kitchen window this morning. My best friend Claire lives in Colorado Springs and I'm visiting [...]
Birthday Card for Jon
Dear Jon, I wanted to do something to recognize your birthday. You would have been 47 today. Two years ago, on the Sunday before your birthday, you took me to the top of Northcliff [...]
Update From Chilly South Africa
Remember three days ago, when I was sitting on the porch in my pajamas at 7:30 a.m.? Those days are gone. SNOW. Like, real snow. In South Africa. […]
Winter Through the Eyes of the Melville Cat
From the Melville Cat: This afternoon I was sitting on the roof of the Lucky 5 Star, as I often do. This is me, Smokey, on the roof. […]
Cold Weather, Astonishing Sky
The winter’s first cold front took hold of Joburg this weekend. The sky is bright and clear and a constant, bone-chilling wind is blowing. The current temperature, at 11:39 a.m., is 7° C (45° [...]
After the Rain
Johannesburg has a unique meteorological phenomenon. I don’t know if there is a technical name for it. Jon called it “After-the-Rain”. After-the-Rain happens the day after an overnight rain storm. The rains thunder through, [...]
Run Jozi, Run
A few months ago I wrote about the thrill of walking in Johannesburg at night. Yesterday I discovered that running in Joburg at night is even better. Especially when you’re running with 10,000 other people, [...]
Lightning Crashes
Last Friday I went to my first-ever drive-in movie, at the Velskoen Cinema in Randburg. I’m glad I went when I did — Velskoen is Jozi’s last remaining drive-in and it’s closing down in [...]
Photo of the Day: Ominous Jozi Skyline
I’ve been busy the last few days and haven’t had time to blog. I did take a cool shot of the Jozi skyline a few days ago though. Late afternoon sun plus ominous storm [...]
Beauty, Poverty, and Joy Under the Baking Swazi Sun
Last week I went to Swaziland for a freelance assignment. The assignment was with Samaritan’s Purse UK, a charitable organization that does disaster relief and community development projects around the world. I went to [...]
I Can See Clearly Now (Sort Of)
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 [...]
Where to Caffeinate in Washington D.C.
Today was my last day in D.C. Before leaving town I had hoped to visit (and blog about) the brand-new Martin Luther King Memorial. (We love our memorials in Washington.) But time and weather [...]