Pixi Hollow

After the Crawl on Thursday I was really excited to get home and post my blog on Pixi Hollow, this week's coffee shop.  First, though, I had to get to the gym, give a few piano lessons, make dinner and, of course, catch the Broncos/Raiders game that we had recorded.  So, here I am on Friday hoping to get my post up so those PE readers who are out on Saturday morning know where to go for breakfast!  Hope my directions are okay..... Pixi Hollow is inside the Emerald Square Centre on Buffelsfontein Rd. in Mount Pleasant.  Just as you exit the Spar (after picking up meat and rolls for the braai) look up and to your left and you will spot the Pixi Hollow logo.  Head straight in and order a coffee from barista, Travis.  He makes a mean cappuccino and his filter coffee is just as good.  Oh, and if you happen to have your laptop with you, you can check out the Rugby World Cup stats because Pixi Hollow has free WiFi for all patrons.  After you've ordered your coffee, choose a table (upstairs or downstairs) and check out the full breakfast/lunch menu.  The cakes on display look tempting as well.  Pixi Hollow's hours are Monday-Saturday, 8-6 and Sunday, 9-4.  You have all the info you need.... now, get going!!!

Meet the Owner
Joyce Mossop

This week's Crawlers, Gail Darne, June Nash, Leanne Waller, Nomusa Nkomo, Les Baldwin, Fran and Keith de Beer, were all thumbs-up when voting on their Illy espresso and Puro Fairtrade filter coffees.  I was impressed with both but when owner, Joyce Mossop, and I sat down for a cup after all the Crawlers left, I ordered black filter coffee, no milk, no sugar.... just as nature intended.  Joyce has owned Pixi Hollow for six months and has some very creative plans to decorate the shop as a "hollow" you may read about in fantasy literature, complete with gnomes, fairies, crooked bonsais, and maybe a few goblins thrown in for good measure.  Very cool ideas, Joyce.  It will be fun to watch this transformation!!!

Along with the coffee shop Joyce also owns the Trade Beads and Gifts Shop adjacent to the upper level of Pixi Hollow.  MJ, the manager of Trade Beads, designs, custom makes, and repairs jewelry, and offers beading workshops for children and adults.  If requested, the workshops may include refreshments provided by Pixi Hollow.  How awesome is that?!?




Meet the Barista
Travis van Eyk



Meet the Trade Beads Manager
MJ de Kock



Okay, on to the Crawl conversation.  Thursday happened to be World Rhino Day, a day set aside to raise global awareness of rhino poaching and how it is leading to the dramatic decline in numbers of this magnificent animal.  We talked about this a few weeks ago at the Crawl... it's been making the news quite a bit lately.  Another topic that is making news is the Rugby World Cup.  During Thursday's Crawl, South Africa played Namibia.  Keith left Pixi Hollow to go home and watch the game.  He returned later with the good news that the Springboks won, 87-0!  The Boks are on their way!!!!  U.S. Rugby update - the Eagles lost to Australia on Friday.  Rugby was the topic of Keith's useless fact-of-the-week.  I'd heard this somewhere before but Keith reminded us that the U.S. is the reigning Olympic champ in rugby.... last time rugby was played in the Olympics.... 1924! 

The Crawlers continued to talk sports, namely tennis and golf.  Nomusa, Gail, and I are looking for a fourth for doubles in tennis... anyone game?  And, by the way, where are there some public tennis courts in PE?  I know that poker doesn't count as a sport but I love the game and found that I will definitely clean up if I play with June... no poker face there!!!!!




This Week's Crawlers
Les, Nomusa, Gail, Keith, Fran, June, Ellen
not pictured - Leanne



Thank you so much, Joyce and staff.  We had a great time and I will definitely be back for coffee, cake, and conversation.  

Until next week,

Ellen