Page 3 - Silver Lakes September 2021

CONTENTS

ESTATE NEWS The Secrets our Gardens Hold 21 NATURE
Message from the Finance Manager 3 Restaurant Competition 25 James Clarke – Spring in South Africa 33
Architectural and Aesthetics National Braai Day recipes 36
Committee (AAC). 5 MOTORING
Donations to the Paul Jungnickel Home 9 HEALTH & WELLNESS John Cooper Works ALL4 Mini Clubman 39
Winter Projects and Spring Treatment on Biohack your Immune system 22 Toyota Agya 1.0 Test Review 40
the Golf Course 10 Five Healthy Rules to Live by
(no matter your age!) 31 CLASSIFIEDS 42
LIFESTYLE
Gardening: Arbor Week 13 TODAY’S CHILD HUMOUR
Photography 101: Taking Low Key shots 16 Raising Children for the Unknown Future 27 James Clarke: The Lost Opportunity 44
Book Review: Know Them by Their Fruit 18
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 Nicoleen Davies ADVERTISING SALES
Tel: +27 12 809 0142 Brendon van James Clarke Gerdie Murphy - 082 556 9863 - gerdie@eiapublishing.co.za
Niewenhuizen Justin Surendorff - 082 815 0593 - justins@nowmedia.co.za
PRODUCTION CO-ORDINATOR & ASSISTANT EDITOR
Nicole Hermanson - nicoleh@nowmedia.co.za
NOTE FROM THE EDITOR

t last, it’s spring. The flowers are coming out in a profusion complexity. A very interesting read. In the photography article
of colours and fragrances; and the trees and shrubs are this issue, Albert Roos shares his expertise on how to take low
Aadding fresh new greenery to our urban landscape. key shots based on the camera equipment you have available,
combined with locations that you have access to, as well as your
There is much to look forward to this spring, the first week personal preferences.
of September is always known as National Arbour Week.
Help green our land by planting an indigenous tree. In Elize’s With the winter projects and spring treatment complete, the
gardening article this issue, SANBI has chosen two well-known golf course is looking spectacular, so get outdoors and enjoy a
species as Trees of the Year for 2021. The Vachellia (Acacia) game of golf on one of South Africa’s finest golf courses. Don’t
karroo (Sweet Thorn) tree and the Portulacaria afra (Pork Bush/ forget to enter our monthly restaurant competition and stand a
Spekboom). chance to win a R500 voucher for a culinary experience at one
of the participating restaurants featured in this issue.
Another occasion to look forward to this spring is Heritage
Day, aka National Braai Day, on 24 September and to help you Happy Heritage Day!
celebrate this extra-special day, we’ve included some super
recipes for you to share with your family and friends. Until next time, take care.
In our TODAY’S CHILD section, we have a thought-provoking Nicole Hermanson CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE
article on raising our children for the unknown future, for a world Editor SPRING MOTORING
that doesn’t exist yet, for a life of constant and rapid change, of SUPPLEMENT

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