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Home2 min readIntelligence (AI) & Semantics
Hello
The other day I was chatting to a group of people about artificial intelligence (AI). Everyone is up in arms about ChatGPT, with most conversations ending with a self-pitying sigh, accompanied by something along the lines of: but will people become r
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EDITOR Wicus Pretorius • [email protected] Cape Town postal address PO Box 1802, Cape Town, 8000 General enquiries Yumna Tofey • [email protected] 021 406 2205 EDITORIAL Features Editor Beatrice Moore-Nöthnagel [email protected]
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Your Space
Write to us at Home Readers’ Letters, PO Box 1802, Cape Town 8000; email [email protected], or follow us on Facebook (facebook.com/homemag) or Instagram @TuisHomeMag. When submitting a letter, please include your full name and the town in which yo
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Light My Fire!
Nico Venter, an urban designer, and Christo Vermeulen, a textile designer turned builder-renovator, designed the makeover of their Parkhurst home together, and Christo built it. Their interest in architecture - of their own house and in the city of J
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A FEAST FOR The Senses
WHO LIVES HERE? Kim and Brendan Black WHERE Kommetjie, Cape Peninsula SIZE 450m2 As you enter the quaint seaside village of Kommetjie, kite surfers welcome you on the horizon. After all, this coastline is a world-renowned surfing hot spot. Kim Black
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What’s New
Send décor and lifestyle news to [email protected]. Create a contemporary laid-back Mediterranean look with the sophisticated Portofino Collection by Stuart Graham Fabrics (prices start from R1 000/m, stuartgraham.co.za). It includes a range of stri
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Create, Innovate!
WHO Georgina Vintin WHERE Cape Town BUSINESS Clay by Georgina HER WORK British-born ceramic artist and psychotherapist Georgina Vintin runs a ceramics school and shop in Hout Bay, Cape Town. Her ceramic wall art, Ceramic Minds, is inspired by her wor
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‘My Bo-Kaap HOMECOMING’
WHO LIVES HERE? Amy Jephta and her partner Sanjin Mufttic, with their cats Mochi and Chiappini WHERE Bo-Kaap, central Cape Town SIZE 228m2 with a 114m2 footprint A Bo-Kaap resident eyes me suspiciously when I park my work van on a bustling cobbleston
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Classic & CONTEMPORARY BATHROOMS
WHO Kearnon and Kate O’Moloney WHERE Bantry Bay, Cape Town Tiles remain a firm favourite in contemporary bathroom design, but the concept of having all four walls tiled is long gone. Nowadays, tiles are used on a single wall (or two at most), in the
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FILLED WITH memories…
WHO LIVES HERE? Debbie and Andrew Whitley, their daughters Emily (17) and Molly (15), George the Rottweiler and rescue cats Zara and Gypsey WHERE Hilton, KwaZulu-Natal SIZE 442m2 Building a new house that looks as though it’s been lived in for years
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Make A Plan!
With load-shedding seemingly part and parcel of our lives for the foreseeable future, most of us have acquired a plethora of lamps and other essential devices that need to be recharged when the electricity comes back on. Keeping track of - and storin
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Move In And Improve!
Email your renovation to [email protected] WHO LIVES HERE? Ockert and Idene Doyer with their kids Lila (14), Amorie (10) and Ockert (7) WHERE Paarl SIZE 447m2 Since it’s a heritage house, no changes could be made to the facade. “Fortunately, it
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Ask The Experts
Email your queries to [email protected]. Do you have an urgent question that just can’t wait? Ask on Facebook so that the team, experts and other readers can help - and don’t forget to include a photo! Natasha Faber of Pretoria writes My melamine
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Stash It Or Trash It?
Elma Deysel of Johannesburg writes I’m keen to find out more about rain chains, as featured on page 58 of your August 2022 issue. How do they work? Gardening expert JJ van Rensburg replies Rain chains are a great alternative to gutter downpipes. Alth
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Quick Questions
Q: Who is the supplier of the bed featured on page 14 of the July 2023 issue? - Laurike Fourie, Cape Town A: The oversized bed base is from Weylandts (weylandts.co.za). Q: I find the vase with white and purple flowers featured on page 46 of your July
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Animal Antics
Email your queries to [email protected]. All the warm fuzzies! We love the fresh smell of Earthsap Pet Stain and Odour Removal (from R80, various stockists). It contains no artificial fragrances or synthetic dyes and it’s great for spraying directly
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Packing For The Holidays
Lindy Frank of Johannesburg writes We’re taking our new fur-baby with us on a two-week holiday on a farm, where pets are welcome. What should I pack? Melissa-Rae Lourens, founder of Kreature Comforts, replies Going on holiday with a pet is like going
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Gardening Notebook
Send garden info and queries to [email protected]. Mount a staghorn fern (Platycerium bifurcatum) on a piece of wood (give the plant a base of sphagnum moss) in a spot with bright indirect sun. As part of the epiphyte family, these ferns thrive b
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An Upward Spiral
Highly decorative and rich in texture, the spiral aloe (Aloe polyphylla) is an absolute must-have for succulent lovers and unique plant collectors alike. Claim to fame Aloe polyphylla is a stemless aloe, with grey-green foliage featuring white to pal
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A Taste Of Home
Part of the appeal of quintessentiaIly South African vegetables is that they have a story, tied to the culture and culinary traditions of particular communities. Most are heirloom varieties while others have been more recently hybridised to thrive in
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Ask Ludwig
Sarah Westerford of Lyttelton Manor writes My new home has a pergola in the garden and I would love to grow climbing roses over it. Which varieties would you suggest? Ludwig replies The most suitable roses are those that are more supple and branching
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Ask JJ
Ilse Jooste of Klerksdorp writes I have a lovely spot against a wall on the east-facing side of my property that is just perfect for a potted garden - any suggestions as to what I can plant? JJ replies The east-facing side of your property is an idea
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Garden Goodies
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Crossword #169
Of Fathers and Fugitives by SJ Naudé explores the relationships between fathers and sons, and of fatherhood, masculinity and loss. In this exquisite, tender novel, journalist Daniel moves between London and Cape Town until his elderly father, sufferi
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Every space TELLS A STORY
WHO LIVES HERE? Hannes Stander and DP Ferreira. a large family of dogs and three Maine Coon cats WHERE Knysna AGE OF GARDEN 15 years SIZE 7 000m2 TYPE OF SOIL Clay Where once there was virtually no garden, Hannes Stander and DP Ferreira have created
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Sensational Spuds
Recipe on page 112 The internet has many versions of this impressive dish - with everything from lentil stew to bacon and eggs rolled up in the crispy potato layer. Our version was inspired by the original Tasty.co video. (See step-by-step photos on
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Pinotage And Pepper Steak Pies
Why two different types of pastry? Shortcrust and puff pastry are often combined in pie-making. Shortcrust pastry is great for lining pie dishes as it is sturdier than puff pastry and can be rolled out thinly to create a crisp bottom without compress
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We've Got Supper Sorted
Under R150 • Serves 4 • Preparation: 25 minutes Cooking time: 40 minutes • 4 chicken thighs and 4 drumsticks • 30ml enchilada spice mix • 30ml olive oil • 250ml jasmine rice • 1 tin (400g) Mexican-style chopped tomatoes • 1 tin (400g) red kidney bean
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Food & drinks
The first craft distillery to open in Johannesburg, Time Anchor Distillery creates a boutique range of authentically crafted gins, whiskeys, rum and liqueurs in small batches. Their tasting room at the working distillery in vibrant Maboneng offers a
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Don't Forget To Remember
My sister calls up to tell me about something interesting she’d heard on the radio. “Goody,” I say, settling into a deep chair for one of our lovely, long phone-kuiers. “Fire away.” “Ja,” she says, “so…” And then she stops. “Um… it’s uhm… bloody hell

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