OP PAD MET SOPHY GRAY – EERSTE VROULIKE ARGITEK IN SA

Tydens ’n onlangse wegbreek bevind ek myself in “St. John in the Wildernis”, ’n klipkerkie op Louvain-vakansieplaas in die Bo-Langkloof. En net daar word ek bewus van die formidabele Sophy […]

’N KYKIE NA KLEUR DEUR ’N CHINESE LENS

My “stiefpa” (by gebrek aan ’n beter woord) is onlangs oorlede. ’n Kreatiewe en vaardige man wat in 1972 vanaf Duitsland hier ter plaatse geland het. Hy het soveel uniekhede, […]

HOLIDAY FUN WITH DIY TIE-DYE!

Tie-dye your very own T-shirt, beach towel, hat, beach bag, mask or even fabric sneakers. You can buy complete Tie-dye kits – enquire at your nearest craft shop: Choose your […]

GEEN WYN VIR ’N WEEK NIE

My pa het altyd gesê ’n mens praat nie oor politiek en godsdiens nie, maar hier gaan ons … Mitologie en religie bestaan al van die begin van tye af. […]

GET CREATIVE!

If the cold weather, children’s holidays and lockdown have left you stuck at home looking for something interesting to do, why not upgrade something in your home to give it […]

THE ART OF WRITING

After a recent article on the development of agriculture in the ancient civilizations, someone asked me where I got all this information. “Do you Google it?” Since early childhood I […]

SCULPTING THE HUMAN BODY … WITH BICYCLE CHAINS!

South Korean artist Young-Deok Seo uses the unlikely material of bicycle chains as a way to craft realistic sculptures of the human body. For years, we’ve marveled over his figurative […]

GOOD PHOTOS OF THE MOON

When a full moon rises, many people will pull out their mobile phones to try and get a worthy photo, but unfortunately the moon is a really challenging subject to […]

AGRICULTURE – HOW LONG HAS IT BEEN AROUND?

Recently the Western Cape Minister of Agriculture visited the Mossel Bay District to meet with the Western Cape Women’s Agricultural Organization, whom he calls “the backbone of the agricultural sector”. […]

BRIDGES … A MEANS OF CONNECTING

Bridges … a connector for people, traffic, neighbourhoods. They are often architecturally challenging, visually striking, or enshrouded by urban legend. (Sometimes they combine all three.) Take the Ponte Luís I […]