Nicola FrancesThe Passing of TimeThey just played Soldade on the radio! Just 4 months ago I was making a bolognese in the tiny Fourways kitchen & listening to Cesaria for…Mar 5, 20221Mar 5, 20221
Nicola FrancesWhat is music if not a way to signpost points and phases in your life?I’m listening to Ludovico Einaudi now, specifically a song called Oltremare, and the memories of the last few months flood my mind…Feb 10, 2022Feb 10, 2022
Nicola FrancesI’m trying Caleb’s idea of writing in limbo spots.It’s nearing 3pm this Sunday afternoon and I’m drinking a castle lite in an ironically named FRIENDS bar. There’s not a person in sight…Feb 6, 2022Feb 6, 2022
Nicola FrancesAbsolutely lost in a reverie.They are playing classics over the radio, except they are Italian covers – like Walk On The Wild Side and Paint It Black, but imagine…Jan 29, 2022Jan 29, 2022
Nicola FrancesReturning from two nights in the back yard of Knysna, I’m acutely aware of how I don’t quite fit in…I felt more authenticity and sentience in the smile of a local lady in a coffee shop in Knysna, than I did in the rambling good intentions…Jan 23, 2022Jan 23, 2022
Nicola FrancesI’m really not in the mood to write.At the moment I’m sitting in a hammock hanging from a milk wood tree, waiting for a gin. I’m exhausted still, having spent the last two…Dec 20, 2021Dec 20, 2021
Nicola FrancesIt’s a grim Saturday afternoon in Johannesburg.My Dad and I are watching the Liverpool – Aston Villa game. It’s nil all at half time. All day my Dad has bellowed through the house like a…Dec 11, 2021Dec 11, 2021
Nicola FrancesI’ve just discovered Cat Power’s music and have spent the last hour reading up about her, her…I’m convalescing after my second jab and lying rather awkwardly across my pillows. I’m too lazy even to get comfortable. Half of my…Dec 5, 2021Dec 5, 2021
Nicola FrancesWhat better way to start the day than with a fucking terrible coffee from Wimpy.How is my cappuccino still too hot? And what music should I listen to tonight? A folk album I’ve wanted to dive into? How about Cesaria…Nov 22, 2021Nov 22, 2021
Nicola FrancesGRATITUDE JOURNAL | DAY 7I’ve been feeling mentally fit the last while. I’ve bounced back from rejection, my room is tidy, I’m running.Nov 17, 2021Nov 17, 2021
