I took this picture at 7.14 this morning especially for everyone enjoying the midnight sun at the moment. A month ago when Zanele and I were in Finland we really struggled to get used to the sun shining at 10.00 at night.
Is it a bird? is it a plane? Is it - a lung? It's a bird actually. These little babies will waddle home as little penguin purses - hopefully later this week. I'll snap them when they do.
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Tonight is officially the shortest night of the year and only the bravest dog lovers were out on Hout Bay beach this afternoon. We have six days of rainy weather predicted, and experience has taught me that the second half of winter lasts MUCH longer than the first half, but still. But still.
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This beauty has just left to replace the one that sold at the Top of the World exhibition. It's an upside-down globe with Cape Town cunningly placed on top - making us the coolest place - on top of the world, as it were. It has a large 75cm pilates ball inside it.
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The winners of our recipe competition designed or chose their own coin purse, and the last one came in yesterday. Here the all are, ready to be posted on Monday.
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On our way to our weekly workshop at the Mielie Food Garden in Khayelitsha it seemed that the beautiful game was on everyone's mind. Even Sliden, one of Ben's skillful Urban Harvesters was kitted out in his Man U outfit. The artist of the beautiful wall art depicting some of our local soccer clubs is Ayanda. He says business is slow right now, so if you need your club emblazoned on your front wall, Ayanda's your man.
And of course, last night South Africa's Bafana Bafana beat New Zealand's All Whites. Now we need to beat Spain on Saturday!
By the way, if you are wondering how Deon and Dusty are doing on their great adventure, click here for some beautiful pics and stories.
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Today is Youth Day in South Africa. So, here's to all our bright young things just bursting with dreams and ideas.
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These beaut bags are bouncing their way to Germany, host of the world cup in 2006.
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The 2010 soccer world cup kicks of in South Africa in exactly one year's time. To celebrate this auspicious day - and the well known fact that Cape Town is THE coolest place on earth, a couple of enterprising locals have organised a really special exhibition called Top of the World. The idea is to turn the whole world upside-down to prove that Cape Town is, well, IT.
The venue for the exhibition is the Green Point Stadium, which is currently being rebuilt. We were invited to submit, and I'm pleased to say that our piece, the upside-down world that Mzo and Bongs are holding, was sold at the opening. The ball on the left also bounced into our lives today and just begged to be included in the picture. How can one say no.
In case you didn't know, luduuuuuma! is what you scream when your team scores - try it!
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Remember the little red squirrel I made from an old single glove? Well, he's going on a big adventure with Deon, my husband. They are participating in the Ride to Rhodes, a 550km six-day mountain bike event that takes entrants to some of the most beautiful and remote parts of the country.
We christened the squirrel Dusty because we're hoping that he will come home Dusty, and not Muddy. Of all the challenges he'll face, Deon is the most nervous about the weather. It's been snowing and bitterly cold in the region for the past couple of days. Luckily he's got all the rain and cold gear he needs. And Dusty has promised to keep him company all the way.
The best part is that Deon is raising funds for the Mielie Food garden at the same time! So we'll be delighted if you want to sponsor him a small amount per kilometer. More details at Deon's blog.
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Don't you just love it when this happens - you're cruising on the highway, minding your own business when far ahead of you you spot it. A pickup truck absolutely loaded to capacity with brightly coloured cooldrink bottles, each one jingling merrily all the way from the local cooldrink factory to its destined party, wedding or school fair. In a world dominated by huge multinational soda companies it's a relief to know that the little guys - the Coo-ees, the Bashews, the Marshalls - have survived... and long may they continue!
It's probably a sign that I still have some growing up to do, but every time an airplane flies right over my head, I have to gasp for breath.
Oh, and in case you were worried, I was the passenger, not the driver when I snapped these!
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