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CONTENTS

ESTATE NEWS TODAY’S CHILD
Events in Silver Lakes 4 Colouring in Competition 34
News from the CEO 8 Mindful Parenting 36
Meet the Staff 11
CANSA Blanket Donation 11 MOTORING
Mature Golfers 14 AutoTrader SA Car of the Year Finalists 39
Fishing in Silver Lakes 15
Silver Lakes Chess Club 18 BOOK REVIEWS
Environmental Matters 19 Must Reads from Exclusive Books 45
LIFESTYLE CLASSIFIEDS 49
Gardening: Flowering Pot Plants 16
11 Things to Stop Recycling 23
HUMOUR
Recipe: Peri-peri Chicken Lollipops 25 James Clarke: Back Page Humour 52
30 Things to Stop doing in 2020 28
Photography 101 32
Décor: Spruce your Space 40 Golfers on the driving range by
Top 5 Travel Deals 43 Francois Booyens
SILVER LAKES CONTRIBUTORS

27 Muirfield Boulevard, Silver Lakes HOA Nienke Moolman
Silver Lakes, 0081 Silver Lakes Directors Albert Roos
PO Box 11106 Henk Booysen Elize Malan
Silver Lakes 0054 Sid Pretorius Audrey Bekker
Tel: +27 12 809 0142
Corlia Mathews Nicoleen Davies

LETTER FROM THE EDITOR

question I’ve asked myself (and other that Valentine’s Day is around the corner I’m certain that that way of thinking will
people) a few times since the dawn and it’s almost time to start planning the result in more kindness and compassion
A of the second week of 2020 is this: “At April holiday! Yay. felt in the world. Maybe we should all try it!
what stage in January do we stop wishing
people a happy new year?” The year has definitely started with a bang, Oh, and Happy New Year!
and considering I’ve still not reached my
By the time this issue of Intra Muros has 2019 goals, I’m not going to set any new Best,
been delivered to you, I’m sure it will be resolutions. Instead, I am going to focus Debbie
about that time, so instead of saying Happy on NOT doing certain things. Things like
New Year to you all, I’ll rather remind you thinking negatively and being judgmental.

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