In November 2020, a couple days before Jess and I got married, my aunt came to visit us at my parents’ home in Plett. She had her granddaughter – also Jessica – in tow. Together, they delivered a large wooden box and a tree sapling. Within the box, there were many cards, with messages about […]
The post that I lost on 7 January has been found. It was published as a whole page instead of a post on my blog. Between CONTACT and BLOG, there appeared the title of the blog, Hat Head, as though it had enough clout to warrant a top tab on the website. I copied the […]
Years ago my dad met a guy in the bush who told him he could find honey. Keen to go find the honey with this man, my dad asked him, “when will we be back at the lodge?” “After we find the honey.” Photograph of the day: A piece of advice sometimes does the rounds […]