Author Archives: Administrator
From menu to masterpiece
IN 2001, Clint Strydom – whose art, up until that point, had consisted primarily of charcoal drawings and a short, unsatisfying foray into graphic design (it was “too restrictive”) – photographed a set of cutlery for the menu of the … Continue reading
Over the moon about honey
MY maternal grandfather, Jack Kirk is a legend. If you haven’t heard about the famous KwaZulu-Natal midlands farmer, horseman and beekeeper before, it’s probably because you have neither met me nor visited the Lufafa Valley near Ixopo in aforementioned province. … Continue reading
Dirty, sexy, yummy
SO, Valentine’s Day is upon us once more, which – if the Hallmark hypothesis is to be believed – means candlelit dinners, boxes of chocolates, bottles of bubbly and mounting pressure to be loving, romantic and starry-eyed. But perhaps, as … Continue reading
Wine-tasting 101
THERE are, claim the (chiefly patronising) PC-police, no right or wrong answers when it comes to wine-tasting. Codswallop. Make an ignorant comment about wine in the company of the vinously advantaged and the sneers spread quicker than a splash of … Continue reading
When the GPS drives you up the wall
APPARENTLY I cannot read a map, which is why it was decided on a recent family holiday to Italy that we would hire, along with a galumphingly great campervan, a portable global positioning system (GPS) to help us navigate the … Continue reading
Fruitcakes and other nuts
MANY people believe, as late American television host and comedian, Johnny Carson declared in the early 1990s, that there is only one fruitcake in the world and that it is passed on from family to family each year. That is … Continue reading
It’s a matter of trust
In the words of Aristotle: “Trust allows groups to flourish, to achieve excellence”. And yet, as I found out in conversation with a Cape Town management specialist, trust is in seriously short supply in business today. ROGER Stewart reminds me … Continue reading
The Cederberg Heritage Trail: It’s a donkey thing
IT is official. I lost my heart to a star in the Cederberg. The problem is, I am not sure exactly which of the many stars that I encountered on a recent four-day hike through the region laid claim to … Continue reading
A ferry tale
HERE’S the thing: despite being born under the zodiac sign of the fish (whatever that means) and having broken the record in the under-9 freestyle for girls way back when, I am a landlubber like no other. Take me further … Continue reading
Penny Haw 