Wicus says: ‘People after my own heart are people with a plan!’

For example: Denise Nel of Linden says that although it may be a bit awkward, it is possible to bring décor accessories home with you when you travel abroad.

It made me think of the time the customs officer at the Cape Town airport took one look at my backpack with a fruit bowl tied to the outside and decided there and then that I was probably a shop owner trying to smuggle goods into the country.

Then there are the Aggenbachs from Struisbaai and the Crows from the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands who say they often buy furniture that first has to be stored somewhere until such time as they can find a place and a use for it.