For some people, a house is just a convenience where they sleep at night. Not for us. In 1999, my husband and I were charmed by a house in Melville, a lively suburb in Johannesburg. It has been our home for 22 years. Born in Durban, I headed for London as soon as I finished […]
CHOPSTIX FOR DELICIOUS CHINESE
There’s an exciting new Chinese restaurant and takeaway in Melville’s 27 Boxes, just 50 metres from where I live, but it took a chance Facebook sighting for me to discover the new kid on the block. How times have changed. It used to be that nothing went down in my neighbourhood that I didn’t know […]
RANDOM THOUGHTS FROM MELVILLE
Day 36, lockdown Strange thoughts come and go as a new phase of lockdown begins on Worker’s Day, nogal. How ironic was that? I decided not to venture out but those who did so reported back that the atmosphere was akin to the erstwhile Melville Mardi Gras. Laughter and chat provided relief from cabin fever. I’m […]
STILL HOME-BOUND: STILL TRYING TO STAY SANE IN THE AGE OF COVID-19
The night before Easter Friday, President Ramaphosa announced a two-week extension to lockdown. Just a fortnight prior, he declared a national disaster but in a sense it feels like a lifetime ago… Before lockdown was even a known entity, I wrote a column on my Prowrite Facebook page titled Home-bound: Staying Sane in the Age […]