Joburg Girl

I live in Knysna with my husband and teenage twin daughters, but I'm a Joburg girl born and bred. I remember the old Joburg with a nostalgia that probably masks the reality.... the crisp brown grass in winter, summer afternoon thunder storms; coffee in Hillbrow and fresh bread from Foti's; Mass at the Cathedral and picnics at the Zoo; Sunday roasts and feeding the ducks at Zoo Lake; a sibling on the maid's back and kwela on the radio; Jacarandas in bloom and double decker busses; hamburgers and chips at the Dolls House and Clint Eastwood at the drive-in....