Archive for March 2007
“Life’s too short to be mediocre”
Written for and published in Altitude Magazine
Reg Lascaris was a chubby child who liked white mice. He is now President of the Africa, Middle East, Mediterranean and Eastern European region of the TBWA global advertising group and creative agency, and the founding partner of TBWA Hunt Lascaris, South Africa. “And I’m less chubby”, he laughs. Read the rest of this entry »
Peaches and Dreams
Written for and published in AbouTime Magazine
Think about peaches. Fresh peaches filled with the juice of summer, dried peaches, delicious reminders of seasons past. Peach preserves, spiced and sticky. Fiery peach mampoer and warming brandies, peach scented beauty products, peach blossom, canned peaches and fresh farm cream, long days and lots of sunshine…There is something about the peach that epitomises country living, in all its simple abundance. The farmer is alchemist, spinning earth and water and sunshine into orbs of delicious gold. Read the rest of this entry »
Des and Dawn: A Fairy Tale
Written for and published in Indwe Magazine, March 2007
They were performing together in the back row of the chorus of a production of the Vagabond King at Wits University. “Dawn was a barefoot flower child, in painting smocks with hair down to her waist”, Des remembers, “and Des looked like a Viking and sang folks songs, and had a captivating smile”, adds Dawn. Thus began one of South Africa’s most enduring personal and professional partnerships. Des and Dawn Lindberg are entering their fifth decade together, in an industry known for its personal and professional break-ups. Read the rest of this entry »
Cricket@Skukuza
The beautiful Kruger landscape is home to an amazing array of fauna, flora, and, on occasion, cricketers! The cricket oval near Skukuza is a hidden gem, carefully maintained in amidst the Kruger bushveld. The players? An assorted bunch of Scientists, Rangers, Field Guides and community members from Skukuza, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, and the SANParks online forums, who plan to come out in the summer sun to play cricket and raise funds for SANParks! Read the rest of this entry »
