For those of you who reside in Cape Town, you really shouldn’t miss this show at the Star Theatre. Last night was the opening of The Great Gatsby, a play based on the well-known book of the same name by F. Scott Fitzgerald. The story is set in the jazz age, with characters who are…
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The 10th of July
My grandmother’s birthday was the 10th of July. I used to forget which day it was because my aunt’s birthday is on the 11th. I always got mixed up, never remembering who’s birthday is first. Finally my aunt told me to just remember that my Granny was born first. Since then I never forgot my…
Son Ellis
Here’s an artist I want to share with you… Son Ellis https://open.spotify.com/artist/07T9YSiKdXdUGmZhUcd4lQ?si=R-rJzI3tTZ2jYS6IiMNzOg
The Illuminated Book of Days
Kate Greenaway was an English illustrator at the end of the nineteenth century. I have adored her work for almost a decade since I first came across it. Recently I have had the fortune to find one of the well-known books that her illustrations were used in, namely The Illuminated Book of Days. The book…
I Made These Things
As I’ve mentioned before, I love working with clay. All of the things below were made from air-dry clay and painted with acrylic paint. The sealant I used was a water-based transparent varnish. The letter tiles are not finished yet, because I still have to attach the leather string and key-ring attachment to it. I…
“Lorem Ipsum” and why it’s everywhere on my blog
I’m sure you’ve noticed that most of the pages in my menu has this title on it along with a lengthy Latin excerpt. These are place-holders. I’ve put them everywhere, because it looks better than empty spaces. I have empty spaces, because I have no content, and I have no content because I have just…
Many Interests 