A city of old and new, tall and small, and fabulous ice cream sandwiches, courtesy of Blu Top… 

The first time I sat in Dalston Curve Garden a couple of years ago, I remember thinking “what an incredible place”. A small strip of greenery – add friends, a pizza oven, a few wonky chairs and a cool drink on a hot day, pure bliss…

These are only a few short impressions on what was an incredible trip – friends’ wedding, family time, beach time… I didn’t take the camera with me everywhere so here’s only a glimpse of this fun vacation in June…

This out-of-this -world delicious cake has become a bit of a spring tradition by my mum. So when the rhubarb is ripe, roll out the recipe…

Various impressions from the past year, trawling around London with my good old analog Nikon…

Ryan now calls me an ‘honorary South African’. You’d think that one might start getting bored going back to the same place again and again – but it seems that with every Cape Town trip I discover more to love. The dramatic landscapes, the upbeat people, the incredible food, the beautiful flowers and wine fields.