OYSTERHOOD is reclusiveness or solitude, or an overwhelming desire to stay at home.

This week is turning out to be an almost accidental tour of the Cape’s beaches. Fish Hoek today. I met a future Karavan Press author there for coffee.


Cold, rainy day. True autumn. I got into a hot bath in the evening.
The state of disaster is ending, and my Oysterhood Diary will be ready for printing. I never expected it to be sooooooooooo long. I might have to divide it into volumes, or waves.
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