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Month: November 2014

This is interesting

On Wednesday night, while I celebrated the return of a friend to Cape Town from the wondrous and exciting world … More

harfield village, hva, inequality, prejudice, racism, reverse racism

Harfield, I’m out.

Hypothetical scenario. You have a dilemma. You live in a neighbourhood which you sort of enjoy (mostly because of the high … More

claremont, claremont histories, classism, facebook, harfield village, harfield village association, racism, whining

Advertising Helpdesk Issue #1

In which I buy a magazine and laugh at its content. In this instance, its cute little adverts. —————————– I’m … More

adverts, pick n pay magazine, pnp mag, rant, silly adverts

Health At Every Size – Fuck Yes.

If you haven’t heard of Health At Every Size, go visit their page & read a bit of the lovely common … More

cheese, curvy yoga, fat fitness, fitness, haes, health at every size, jillian michaels, wine

Trains, canes & hungry dames – Kalk Bay Eating

This post was originally from June 23 2014 on a different blog. Today was a day with Ma (my grandmother). We’d … More

expresso cafe, grandmother, kalk bay, kalk bay food, ma, pancakes

The Fighter: Jongi Kanko

So Cape Town has quite a number of people worth turning our short attention spans to. This is the first … More

boxing south africa, child tutoring, fitness, good people, grassroots youth, jongi kanko, saturday tutoring, social upliftment, south african boxing, white collar boxing

An Unlikely Coffee Haunt – Lansdowne Recycling Centre

Alright. Nobody expects a coffee shop at their local recycling centre. And then, after the initial surprise, one really doesn’t … More

coffee, crunchies, good coffee, lansdowne coffee shop, oasis recycling, recycling centre, second hand store

This Is My New Home

When the woman walked into the cafe, she seemed to bring with her an Autumn calm, a burgundy-coloured cosiness that … More

cape town, jewish people, lawyer, racism, south africa, squatter camps

Welcome to Your Heritage. Don’t Forget Your Dancing Shoes.

I took a trip in time yesterday. It wasn’t my usual Saturday afternoon routine (if lying on my couch considering … More

cape town forced removals, cape town heritage, claremont heritage, claremont histories, claremont reunion, harfield reunion, reunions

“Insanity – The Asylum” Workout – Er, hate the name, dig the moves.

I fluctuate between being in pretty decent shape to groaning every time I get up off the couch. And I’ve just … More

adidas, asylum, fitness, gillian michaels, insanity, p90x, workout

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