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The rotten job of the informal recyclers Walking the local neighbourhood on a Monday morning is one of the many times my middle class suburban life is put into perspective. I’m not walking long distances to work I’m not searching smelly dustbins with rotting food and I’m not pulling a hugely heavy trolley (often for […]
Read More »Entrepreneurship: French speaking tourist guide Several weeks ago I blogged about the importance of the development of entrepreneurs . Here’s the story of but one. We have many French-speaking guests come to stay at Liz at Lancaster, sent to us by AFS-decouverte, a company specializing in French tours through Southern Africa (thank you Yann). Many of […]
Read More »Shakespeare and the English language No, I’m not talking about the state of the nation but rather about Shakespeare’s amazing influence on the English language. I am sure many of you are familiar with Bernard Levin’s famous poem On Quoting Shakespeare but I’m afraid to say that I did not know it. I recently saw the HD […]
Read More »Bring back artisan skills & stimulate entrepreneurship Higher education and critical thinking The recent ‘#FeesMustFall’ campaign got me thinking yet again about the role of University education, entrepreneurial career paths, the importance of artisanal skills and trades, and practical preparation for the world of work. I have a post-graduate degree myself and taught at tertiary […]
Read More »Liz at Lancaster wins national award at Lilizela Awards dinner last night There was huge jubilation at Liz at Lancaster after Thursday night. Zac and Liz attended the Lilizela Awards dinner on 22nd October at the Sandton Convention Centre and walked away with the national, yes …. NATIONAL, Lilizela award in the category 4 […]
Read More »Plants have emotions I remember reading Lyall Watson’s Supernature published in the early 1970s. And although he was frowned upon by the scientific community for writing about inexplicable natural phenomena without any scientific proof, I found his book fascinating. I was particularly struck by his theory that plants have […]
Read More »UDATED 17 Jan 2022 26 reasons to love the area …. A great sense of neighbourhood with residents always looking out for each other. There are active street groups where useful community info is shared. B is for Fournos which means Bakery in Greek – one of the best in Jozi. Its Greek fare vies […]
Read More »Newsletter from Liz at Lancaster Guesthouse 2014 Another year has flown by and again although it is already 2015, it’s hopefully not too late to wish you all the very best for the year ahead. As always we’d like to thank you for your ongoing loyal support over this last year: returning guests; first-time visitors; those […]
Read More »Finding staff accommodation close to Liz at Lancaster One of our staff members at Liz at Lancaster Guesthouse is in desperate need of accommodation closer to work. I decided to try the FaceBook route and ask residents in Craighall Park and the neighbouring suburbs of Parkhurst and Blairgowrie if anybody had a room to let. […]
Read More »Here’s a nice blog [September 2014] on Liz at Lancaster from Johannesburg-guesthouses which I have quoted in full. I have updated [March 2017] the info on restaurants at the end of the block as it was outdated: Here’s the blog: I hear Liz answering the phone with a ‘Hello Liz speaking, Liz at Lancaster […]
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