More on Nirox Sculpture Park I’m ashamed to admit this, but I’m sure I have more photos of Nirox than I do of my beloved grandchildren. Well … I don’t think that is quite true but every time I come back from a visit to this most magnificent of places, that’s how it feels. These […]
Read More »Christmas in July 4th Ave Parkhurst 2016 I don’t know how this maven missed the first evening of Christmas in July in Parkhurst. Having been a bit of a party-gal over the previous week or so, I was very pleased for an early night last Thursday. FOMO struck But […]
Read More »Lots of choice for #FirstThursday It’s #FirstThursday tomorrow 7th July when many of the art galleries stay open late – both in Braamfontein and along the Rosebank Art Mile. First Thursdays started as a Cape Town initiative and is gradually taking off in Joburg. But take extra care walking between galleries in Braamfontein – there […]
Read More »What’s the connection? What do these countries have in common with South Africa? Australia, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Botswana, Canada, Fiji, India, Ireland, Malaysia, Mauritius, Namibia, New Zealand, Oman, Pakistan, Singapore, Swaziland, UAE, United Kingdom, Zambia, Zimbabwe ….. ……… they all have a Nando’s presence. Nando’s : a uniquely South African brand Recently I had a sudden […]
Read More »Amazing close-up of our proudly South African War Horses This week’s pick has to be the exhibition at Circa: Joey and Topthorn – featuring the 2 main puppets from War Horse along with other graphic works and sculptures by the Adrian Kohler and Basil Jones of the Handspring Puppet Company. Who are Joey and Topthorn? In the […]
Read More »Loads on in Joburg From space travel, to wild-life photography, to outdoor sculpture to the workings of the human body – four blockbuster exhibitions are currently showing in Johannesburg. Liz at Lancaster Guesthouse currently has guests staying who are amazed by the current Joburg offerings – they are so pleased they are staying in such […]
Read More »Foreign Film Festival at Cinema Nouveau Rosebank Mall As the colder weather sneaks up on us, it’s an ideal time to take yourselves off to Cinema Nouveau in Rosebank, the ‘arthouse’ movie theatre. Until next Sunday 15th May there are showings of 11 foreign films as part of the European Film Festival. All, except for […]
Read More »Don’t forget it’s Mother’s Day So head out for a picnic in the sun at the Nirox Winter Sculpture Fair This is MOST definitely Liz’s Pick of the Week. Nirox is the Cradle’s hidden gem. What used to be a trout farm has been transformed into a sublime 15 […]
Read More »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 […]
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