Page 3 - Silver Lakes August 2021

CONTENTS Cover photo Grey Heron by Albert Roos

ESTATE NEWS DESIGN FEATURE NATURE
Message from the Finance Manager 2 Transform your home into a place of James Clarke – Acacia trees 32
Time to get your lawns ready for spring 5 sophistication and luxury 30
Ladies’ golf news 9 CLASSIFIEDS 38
Solar power vs generators? 14 LIFESTYLE
Gardening: Lemon trees 13 HUMOUR
BIRDING A healthy respect for fire 19 James Clarke: Hiking 40
Albert Roos – Small hidden treasures 16 Restaurant competition 23
Women’s month book reviews 24 CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE
TODAY’S CHILD Biohack your lack of energy and EDUCATION SUPPLEMENT
Dr Ilse Ruane – Are your children coping? 26 stressful existence 32 Issue 2, 2021
Winter warmer recipe 37
SILVER LAKES CONTRIBUTORS
EIA PUBLISHING OFFICE Tel: 011 327 4062 - www.eiapublishing.co.za
27 Muirfield Boulevard, Silver Lakes HOA Nienke Moolman PUBLISHER Nico Maritz - nico@eiapublishing.co.za
Silver Lakes, 0081 Silver Lakes Directors Albert Roos GRAPHIC DESIGNER Christo van Eeden - beyond@bdstudio.co.za
PO Box 11106 Danélle Smuts- Elize Malan SALES MANAGER Martin Fourie - 072 835 8405 - martin@eiapublishing.co.za
Silver Lakes 0054 Steenkamp Dr Ilse Ruane ADVERTISING SALES Gerdie Murphy - 082 556 9863 - gerdie@eiapublishing.co.za
Tel: +27 12 809 0142 Brendon van James Clarke PRODUCTION CO-ORDINATOR & ASSISTANT EDITOR
Niewenhuizen Nicole Hermanson - nicoleh@nowmedia.co.za

NOTE FROM THE EDITOR

he events of the past few weeks have left us reeling, It may be chilly out there, but your garden would probably
fearful for our safety and futures, super anxious about our enjoy a dash of attention as much as your body would enjoy
Tchildren, concerned for the poor who are suffering the a bit of fresh air. Although it’s cold, it is a very exciting time
major consequences and heartbroken about the country. of the year with spring on the horizon and it is a wonderful
time to get stuck into the garden and get your lawns ready
The generosity of all the communities around the country has for the new season and looking like the beautiful Silver Lakes
been extraordinary. South Africans from all walks of life have golf course!
rolled up their sleeves, and are assisting in the clean-up and
recovery efforts across the province. Donations of foodstuffs and You will also find an article about fire safety. House fires are
other desperately needed goods have generously been donated thankfully a rarity, but the combination of dry winters and load-
and sent to KZN to those in need. What I have learnt is that it’s not shedding can increase the risk. It’s crucial that should the need
so much what life throws at you, but how you react that can build arise you know some basic steps of fire prevention and what to
or break an individual and a society. do if a fire spreads out of control, which could possibly save a
life or prevent a disaster.
We have some interesting articles in this month’s issue of Intra
Muros, with load-shedding becoming our new norm, we are Have a good month ahead and stay safe until next time.
likely to face an onslaught of power outages on an ongoing
basis, so if you thinking of going off the grid, the article from Warm regards
the operations team will give you some insight on the pros
and cons of solar vs generators. Nicole Hermanson
Editor

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