the lighthouse
‘This way home’ read the note, architect-owner Yvette van Zyl left on the kitchen counter for her husband, pointing to a scale model of their dream home. Dëon spent several days contemplating the little model, which Yvette built on the sly, ultimately feeling compelled by the design to invest in the building of their own home rather than buying a house on the plummeting pandemic-driven property market.
The couple never planned to live in Mossel Bay but a work opportunity meant Dëon, a chemical engineer who now operates in the fishing industry, had to relocate to
