Category Archives: Art

Art on the ground ‘Beyond Walls’ creates longest human chain in the world, launches Public Arts Festival in Cape Town!

 

The launch of the ‘Beyond Walls’ art exhibition of international artist Saype in Sea Point yesterday has attracted attention from locals, an exhibition one cannot see on the ground, but is visible from above, and from photographs taken by drones.

The artist has created installations within the Cape Town exhibition on the lawns in Sea Point (top left), and on the ground in Philippi Village (bottom right), and in Buwga Square in Langa (middle right).

The ‘Beyond Walls’ exhibition features the longest human chain in the world, and represents unity, mutual aid, and common effort beyond geographical constraints.

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Corona Virus: Lockdown Journey Journal, Day 4 of Level 2,21 August 2020.

 

Friday 21 August 2020, Day 4 of Level 2, Day 148 of Lockdown.😷

Corona Gratitude 🙏

#Grateful for a lucky spoilt day today, in fact an extension of a fabulous spoil week ❤️❤️❤️; for a beautiful sunny day, our warmest day so far this week at 20C, being able to wear shorts ; for being spared Loadshedding today, but having done all my writing early this morning to accommodate it, which gave me twice the morning time to do other admin tasks as well 🙏; for a quick walk to Bakoven, being short of time, a 2000 step walk compared to the 4000 step Camps Bay one; for a spoil afternoon, starting at Mai Thai Spa in De Waterkant, a wonderful combination facial-massage, with fabulous head and hand massages with strong pressure ❤️; for Krisjan Rossouw from the next door Deepest Darkest Art Gallery waiting for me with a bottle of Bottega Prosecco, taking me next door to show me his photographic portrait art in his gallery, and sharing house purchase disasters; for a quick shop at Spar down the road, not having been there in ages; for dropping in at Pilcrow & Cleaver In Parliament Street to bring owner and Chef Judi Fourie a bottle of ADHARA extra virgin olive oil for Women’s Month, having a glass of silky smooth Doolhof Pinotage, and chatting up a storm with a lawyer sitting there too whilst waiting for my delicious Seafood dinner, which Judi comped 🙏 #thankyou; for dancing to Kfm to get back to my normal step goal; for the good news that my Hermanus house sale deal is watertight now, and that I hand it over to the purchaser in ten days 👏👏👏; for a victory in our block, having two maintenance jobs I requested approved; and for being happy and healthy. 🙏💙 Continue reading →

Government gazettes updated Level 3 regulations for Restaurants, Theatres, Cinemas, and more, only certainty for Restaurants is that ‘on-site consumption is prohibited’! Still no opening date or specific regulations announced!

 

Just before midnight last night the Government released the updated Level 3 regulations for the businesses which are allowed to reopen, including Restaurants for Sit-Down Service, Personal Care businesses, theaters, cinemas, and casinos.  Whilst the dreadful news that ‘on-site consumption of alcohol is prohibited’, seemingly not only in restaurants, is confirmed through the new regulations, Restaurateurs remain in the dark as to when Restaurants are allowed to reopen, and which regulations are to be followed. While theaters and cinemas have an attendance limit announced in the updated Level 3 regulations, they too do not have reopening dates. Should 1 July be the reopening date, Restaurants will have less than five days to get themselves organised and prepared for reopening!
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Corona Virus: Lockdown Journey Journal, Day 12 of Lockdown Level 3, 12 June 2020

 

Friday 12 June 2020, Day 12 of Level 3, after 66 days of Levels 5 and 4 😷

Corona Gratitude 🙏

#Grateful for more rain falling today, even though it wasn’t forecast; for finishing a Camps Bay Beachfront walk before the rain came along surprisingly, and it not being too cold to be outside, few exercisers being outside; for getting my writing done early this morning; for an interesting visit to the new The Slick Group central city kitchen for Deliveries and Collection, which commences tomorrow; for the cancellation of my trip to Stellenbosch, giving me time to discover some Lockdown Food gems in the City; for a fabulous lunch order I placed at Pilcrow & Cleaver, roasted tomato soup perfect for the rainy day, and an extra duck spring roll treat; for the weather clearing, allowing me another walk, through Bakoven; for a happy candlelight evening dancing 💃 to Kfm at home; and for being happy and healthy, my temperature reading being 37C at one of my stops. 🙏💙 Continue reading →