findingthemojo no 429

Greetings friends, the weather has cleared for now, to remind us that in spite of Winter, we certainly live in the most beautiful City in the world.  So here are two suggestions for the weekend ahead

• get to the Bright Art Sale at the Bright Day Creative Space in Woodstock, from Fri 13 - 16 June, 9:00 - 16:00 with free entry.  Affordable art on sale all weekend

grey ladies image: brightday.co.za

• we all need more books to read in this weather so visit the SA Book Fair at the CTICC,  Fri 13 - 15 June, 9:00 - 18:00, R50 entrance fee 

image: southafricanbookfair

cheers
jp

findingthemojo no 428

Hello again, it's been a while I know.  Plan ahead to include these in your diary

• starting on Thursday 5 - 8 June, it's Kamers at The Castle.  Tickets cost R60 and all the details are on www.kamersvol.com

image: elle.co.za

• starting this Friday 6 - 15 June is the Encounters SA International Documentary Festival on at The V & A, The Fugard and The Labia.  Tickets cost R40.  Check out the CT schedule for screening times etc

cheers
jp

findingthemojo no 427

Hello

• "the world is full of magical things patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper" - Bertrand Russell, quoted in The Sunday Telegraph

image: pininterest.com

• "friendship is born at the moment one person says to another: "What? You too? I thought I was the only one" - CS Lewis, quoted in USA Today

image: washingtoninst.org

cheers and have a wonderful weekend
jp

findingthemojo no 426

Greetings and suggestions for your weekend ahead

• well, the boomslang @ Kirstenbosch is finally open to the public.  If you haven't experienced it yet, this is the weekend - just go!  The usual entrance rates apply

timeslive.co.za image: halden krog

• winter specials are back in a big way, try somewhere new for a change, at the V& A Waterfront maybe? or here is the bigger picture, should you be traveling

image: Catharina's, Steenberg

cheers
jp

findingthemojo no 425

Morning - some wise words for your weekend

• "I am somehow, less interested in the weight and convolutions of Einstein's brain than in the near certainty that people of equal talent have lived and died in the cotton fields and sweatshops" - Stephen Jay

Mandingo Slave Traders and Coffle, Senegal, 1780's image: slaverysite.com

•  "This is my simple religion.  There is no need for temples; no need for complicated philosophy.  Our own brain, our own heart is our temple: the philosophy is kindness" - Dalai Lama

image: the12stepbuddhist.com

cheers and lekker naweek
jp

findingthemojo no 424

Greetings, yes we are still here, sorry!  So, what's up with your weekend?

• top of the list must be the Franschhoek Literary Festival which starts on Friday at 10:00, check out the full programme and just go! - always so inspiring!

image: flf.co.za

•  get to the Savour Restaurant at the African Pride 15 on Orange Hotel for the Wade Bales Wine & Malt Whiskey Affair 2014.  Starting at 6 - 9pm, a R180 ticket (from computicket.com) gets you unlimited tastings of the 100 wines and 50 whiskeys - enjoy and take a taxi home, please

cheers
jp

findingthemojo no 423

Hi there - as we venture into Winter in the most warm and gentle way this year, here in CT; we have a National Election Day on Wednesday 7 May - a reminder to do the right thing

image: zapiro.com

image: Dr Jack & Curtis

cheers and lekker naweek
jp

findingthemojo no 422

Hello - so many public holidays and so little time, therefore plan ahead for

• don't miss Pechakucha at 7pm, next Tuesday 6 May (voting day the next day), always informative and a great, friendly vibe

• this weekend, there are two fab festivals taking place, both within an easy drive from CT:  the Riebeeck Valley Olive Festival and in the other direction, the Elgin Cool Wine and Country Festival - just get in that car/taxi and go! Loads of delicious food and wine and fun!

cheers
jp

findingthemojo no 421

Greetings - what makes you happy?

• here are 10 things that will give you that feel-good feeling and are guaranteed to make you smile - totally agree!

image: telegraph.co.za

• personally - the sun, the sea and the mountain - CT of course!

cheers
jp

findingthemojo no 420

Hi - for your weekend

image: blogs.villagevoice.com

• "the past is always tense and the future, perfect" - Zadie Smith quoted in The Guardian 

image: twitter.com

• "we read to know that we are not alone" - C S Lewis quoted in The Times

cheers and have another lovely long one
jp

findingthemojo no 419

Greetings - the Easter bunny has kept things busy but we're back and looking ahead to another long weekend filled with much decorating and design inspiration - take time to browse

image: whatsonincapetown.com

 

• definitely go and get all your 'made in SA' inspiration from Decorex, on at the CTICC from 26 - 28 April 2014 with this year's theme being, design your life - for the better!

• vintage will be the vibe at the 2014 Vintage Ideas Market, to be held at the Simondium Country Lodge in Franschhoek from Friday, 25 to Monday, 28 April 2014 - lovely venue!

cheers
jp

findingthemojo no 418

Hello - a lovely long Easter weekend ahead with plenty to see and do in CT, here are a couple of suggestions

image: stardustcapetown.com

• Stardust Theatrical Dining has moved to Woodstock and judging by the pics and the reviews, a lot of fun is to be had - so grab a group of mates and go party!

image: thepianobar.co.za

• get to The Piano Bar in Greenpoint for African Jazz Sundays, from 16:30 till late

cheers
jp

findingthemojo no 417

Hello - the writing is hotting up in anticipation of the May 7, General Elections here in SA, thankful that we still enjoy freedom of expression

• read Max du Preez on  https://www.facebook.com/max.dupreez.3/posts/682778748452111 and if you dare/care, all the comments posted......... oh boy!

image: twitter.com

• posted on BizNews on April 3 2014, read Gareth Cliff to ANC: Seven ways to fix SA. A Classic 

cheers
jp

findingthemojo no 416

Greetings at the start of a warm weekend

• "eat food, not too much, mostly plants" - Michael Pollan quoted in The Sunday Times

image: homegardenair.com

• "the garden suggests there might be a place where we can meet nature half-way" - Michael Pollan quoted in The Huffington Post 

"For the past twenty-five years, Michael Pollan has been writing books and articles about the places where nature and culture intersect: on our plates, in our farms and gardens, and in the built environment" michaelpollan.com

cheers and have a great weekend
jp

findingthemojo no 415

Hello - a lovely weather weekend ahead with lots on in CT and it's surrounds

image: constantiafoodandwine.co.za

•  the third Constantia Food and Wine Festival takes place at Constantia Uitsig wine farm this weekend: Friday 11 and Saturday 12 April, 11 – 21:00 and Sunday 13 April, 11 – 17:00.  Delicious wine tasting, yum!

image: artscape.co.za

• take in some sublime classical ballet at the Artscape Theatre where Swan Lake is on (on selected dates) until 20 April - heavenly bodies!

cheers
jp

findingthemojo no 414

Hi there - get your green fix at Kirstenbosch BotSoc this month

• "‘Nurturing Chameleons and Nourishing Honey Bees’ is the theme of this year’s BotSoc Kirstenbosch Plant Fair", taking place at The Stone Cottages: Saturday 12 April from 9am to 4pm and Sunday 13 April from 9am to 1pm

• good news! the Kirstenbosch Tree Canopy Walk will be opening mid-April 2014 (tba) -  "a 130m long path through and over the treetops of the Botanical Gardens, revealing a unique ecology" - can't wait!

image: adam harrower

cheers
jp

findingthemojo no 413

Hello - fascinated by great writers who are also talented artists

• currently on at The Turner Contemporary Gallery in Margate, Kent, is an exhibition entitled Atmosphere by Edmund de Waal who wrote that amazing (difficult for some) book, The Hare with the Amber Eyes - "...minimalist displays of coolly beautiful ceramic objects seductively straddle the old gap between art and craft. Modernism and ancient influences elegantly combine in art at once beautiful and thought-provoking." Jonathan Jones, The Guardian

image: turnercontemporary.org

• seems there are many accomplished author/artist combos, eg Sylvia Plath, Mark Twain, Rudyard Kipling and Dylan Thomas, check this out and at least seven famous Russian writers were also artists

image from Sylvia Plath: Drawings

cheers
jp

findingthemojo no 412

Hello - crazy stats to think about on this Monday

• "2.8 million dogs in the US are on anti-depressants" - Slate.com  - really sad!
  

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• from The Guardian: "there are more than 11 million empty homes across Europe - enough to house the continent's homeless twice over.  Many are holiday homes, bought as investments but never occupied.  Spain has 3.4 million empty homes, France 2 million and the UK 700,00" - really crazy!

image: cargocollective.com

cheers
jp

findingthemojo no 411

Hi there - the words of two strong, wise ladies

• "sometimes I wonder if men and women really suit each other.  Perhaps they should live next door and just visit now and then" - Katherine Hepburn

image: ciakhollywood.com

• "a good part, and definitely the most fun part, of being a feminist is about frightening men" - Julie Burchill, quoted in the Daily Mail

image: independent.co.uk

cheers and have a super weekend
jp

findingthemojo no 410

Greetings - so what will you be up to this coming weekend?  Not into food festivals, poetry readings or Super Rugby then here are some alternative suggestions

• the Labia is hosting the 2014 X Fest Film Festival for the 7th time, starting tonight and on until Sunday 6 April.  So, "if you’re looking for an alternative movie theatre experience, the bloodiest horror flicks, killer band doccies and films that will have you gripping the edge of your seat, then this ultimate underground showcase is just what the (mad) doctor ordered" - don't go on your own

•  get to Mavericks on Friday 4 April for the second round of the Pole Dance Championship from 10 - 11pm.  Entrance fee is R50 pp for ladies and R100 pp for gents - great entertainment!

cheers
jp

findingthemojo no 409

Greetings - love photography competitions

• the Pink Lady Food Photographer of the Year 2014 competition combines two obsessions: beautiful food and beautiful photographs, check out the shortlist

image: Frank Weinert, Germany

•  and the 2014 Sony World Photography Awards finalists can be viewed here 

image: Anastasia Zhetvina, Russia, Winner, Culture, Youth Award

cheers
jp

findingthemojo no 408

Morning - nothing blue about this Monday

image: clipartbest.com

• take a look at this, guaranteed to put a HUGE smile on your face

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0PTodRYeU-Y

image: nibman.com

• we've experienced one of the best Summers ever in the Cape this year, as we head into Autumn (at 1am on Sunday 30 March, clocks in the UK were set forward by one hour, officially British Summer Time (BST)) and the second quarter of 2014 - don't waste a minute! Winter is around the corner - a reminder, that's all

cheers
jp

findingthemojo no 407

Morning - wonderful weekend ahead with some random thoughts......

• "What did moths bump into before the light bulb was invented?" - Bill Hicks, quoted in The Guardian

image:  stopbuggn.com

• "Of the seven deadly sins, only envy is no fun at all" - essayist Joseph Epstein, quoted in The New York Times

image: womanshealthmag.com

cheers and have a great weekend
jp

findingthemojo no 406

Hello - and what are your weekend plans?  No Jazz Fest tickets, not taking part in the Epic race, not attending the KKNK fees....... here are a couple of outdoorsy ideas, while the weather lasts

• get to The V & A Waterfront Amphitheatre on Sat 29 March at 7pm where the Cape Philharmonic Orchestra will be performing a free candlelight concert in aid of Earth Hour (remember to switch off all lights betw 8:30 - 9:30pm)

image: waterfront.co.za

• on Sunday 30 March, get to Kirstenbosch to see the lovely Lira, the second last Old Mutual Summer Sunset Concert of the season.  Gates open at 4pm - take warm clothes and wine, lovely!

image: sanbi.org

cheers
jp

findingthemojo no 405

Hello again, lovely to be back and CT is buzzing........

• an important new film festival opens at The Labia tomorrow. Tickets for the Cape Town Eco Film Festival are available from webtickets, check out the programme here

• exciting news re the new Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa (MOCAA) at the V & A Waterfront, due to be launched in 2016. "While the silos undergo the three year transformation, visit the Zeitz MOCAA Pavillion, located near the Bascule Bridge, where art exhibitions will be on display. The Pavillion is open 12pm to 8 PM, every Wednesday to Sunday, and entry is FREE"

image: waterfront.co.za

cheers
jp