There is nothing like a great ice cold beer in Johannesburg, well, any time of the day. The Whippet has teamed up with the proud brewers of Darling and Jack Black beer who produce this great new range of boutique or micro-brewery beers. The Whippet will be one of a select few outlets in Johannesburg…
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Free Wi-Fi at The Whippet!
Whether you need to send off an email, or simply need quick internet access while having your meeting (and one of our fresh croissants), you will enjoy all this access at No cost. Yes……We have decided to install Free Wi-Fi at The Whippet in Linden. So please come round and spread the news and make…
Second-hand hardback books wanted
You know that box in the back of that store room in your house filled with second hand hardback books. That box you have been you been keeping for the last 20 years…….we desperately need them for The Whippet – your beautiful books will form part of our main counter as decorative pieces. If you are…
Construction of your Linden store is gaining momentum
Joburg is now entering the most beautiful season of the year – the bright green trees (See our own tree below) of our forrestropolis is putting on their finest show. I thought this would be a good time to give you an update on the progress of your Linden shop. Jaco has been spending allot…
100% organic Hartland honey on its way to the Whippet – Meet Linden’s local beekeeper
When Jaco spoke to Ursula, one of our friends, she mentioned her brother was a beekeeper, I then asked her where her brother stayed………Linden! I could not believe it, Linden has it’s own beekeeper and he lives in 8th street! I immediately set up a meeting to tell him about The Whippet story and asked…
So what has happened in the past 10 days? The Whippet is taking shape…
Firstly I have to appologise for being so quite – the last few days have gone by so quickly and The Whippet is taking on great shape, due to the great help from the people of Linden and everyone following the blog and us on Facebook. We have now received 1,200 visitors to our page…
How to make canned peaches – our 100 year old South African recipe.
Life is better than death, I believe, if only because it is less boring and because it has fresh peaches in it – Thomas Walker. I have a vivid image of Sunday lunches that fill the memory of my childhood… Sitting around the dining room table with my parents, my brother and myself enjoying…
Cappuccino anyone? What’s your favourite – you choose the Linden Blend………
Some like it skinny, others like it hot, some like it with wings, other prefer it in their favourite mug……yes I am referring to cappuccino. We all have a favourite , it also reflects the way we feel ….” skinny cappuccino for me please”. Coffee drinking in South Africa has exploded, we have moved from…
History becomes our furniture?
I challenged the team in making sure that Linden truly runs through our veins, and what better way than through the use of photos. So I popped in to our local High School – Hoërskool Linden – after receiving the most amazing welcome from all the office ladies (Dankie tannies) – to get some photos…
What a start – Finding history of Linden pans out to be difficult
South African’s are typically bad at writing up history, we often tend to be shy of it, simply because of our past. Today panned out to be no different………we were on a mission……we wanted to know all about the history of Linden, what made it tick 60-70 years ago? who walked the same pavements we…
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