*Texture closed permanently in 2020, a victim of Covid-19* I love my friends. I love them for their support and their sense of humour in a crisis; for their wisdom and their empathy when I need advice; for their generosity and their graciousness… but I love them especially when they call me up and say […]
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Shine a little light – London, November 2010
Click here for a full portionFig, Halloumi and hazelnut salad
I have mentioned before how much I love languages – their inexplicable differences, their unexpected similarities, and their subtle nuances. It is one of my great regrets that my high school did not offer a modern European language option: no German, French or Spanish classes, only English, Afrikaans, Xhosa and umm, Latin. But despite being […]
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Hibiscus – Plettenberg Bay, February 2008
Click here for a full portionBlackberry & pistachio clafoutis and summer memories
I have been reading that if the Autumn colours are really vivid, that is a sign that we have had a hot summer – apparently the hotter it is, the more sugars can form in the leaves, and the degree of Autumn colour that the leaves get is a function of the leaf sugar levels. […]
Click here for a full portionSpicy roasted pumpkin seeds
One day I found two pumpkin seeds. I planted one and pulled the weeds. It sprouted roots and a big, long vine. A pumpkin grew; I called it mine. The pumpkin was quite round and fat. (I really am quite proud of that.) But there is something I’ll admit That has me worried just a […]
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