The world is in crisis, the world has gone mean Everywhere you look it’s ‘Covid 19’! It started off fun, we felt so global We felt strong, we felt united, we felt fairly noble When they asked us so nicely, to kindly lock up We nodded our heads and all signed up And off we went, into our homes, prepared to live like garden gnomes We stocked up on loo roll, we under-stocked booze We prepared for Netflix binges and the odd daytime snooze The schools shut down, the playgrounds went dead We took the kids home to bake banana bread The shops closed their doors, yes, all the s ..read more

If you follow me on Instagram you would have seen this post yesterday about the awesome little mouse that Logitech will be sending me for Mothers day. I cannot wait to get my hands (literally) on this nifty little device – and to share the love – I cant wait for you to get your hands on one, either! To celebrate Mothers Day, I am giving away one #LogitechSA M350 #Pebblemouse, valued at R500. Apart from being adorably cute (and pink! or off white or graphite) this mouse is also the perfect accessory for people on the move. As a photographer I am either sitting at my iMac, editing ..read more

1. You will wish you had planned better The days between Cyril telling us when lockdown would start, and when lockdown did actually start, felt like weeks. In a way I wanted it to happen instantly, as I felt like I was in limbo, merely stretching out the social distancing and waiting for it to merge into a full on house arrest. Sure, I squeezed in last shoots and a few shops but even those were cautious, sanitised and impersonal. I bought some wine (not nearly enough, it turns out) some tinned good and some 2 minute noodles. I also visited the nurse ..read more

Yesterday, my normally ‘good’ child gave me a glimpse of what we could expect in his teenage years. He was surly and rude and quite frankly, no bum klap or timeout was working. I eventually resorted to banning his TV time for 3 nights (yes, shit escalated). Now, any parent worth their salt understands that a ban on TV time is actually harder for the adults. Our Netflix gets switched on so fast an hour before bed that sometimes magicians blink twice. I use the time to cook dinner, catchup on emails or just hit my head repeatedly against a door if I’ve had a particularly trying day. Yes, folks ..read more