Page 4 - Silver Lakes December Issue 2022
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CONTENTS





          ESTATE NEWS                                          GARDENING
          Message from the CEO                          4      Garden of the month                           25
          Pothole repairs in the estate                 8      The wonder of bonsai                          26
          Getting to know Cosmos Khumalo               10
          Festive season golf schedule                 14      LIFESTYLE
          Ladies golf news                             15      Restaurant competition                        37
          A win for our scratch league golfers         18      Crossword puzzle competition no. 10           38
          Silver Lakes squash joins the league         20      Festive season mince pie recipe               39
          Tree-planting project                        23      DIY Christmas decorations with the kids       40
          Easy steps to recycling in the estate        27      Book reviews                                  45
          Silver Lakes Pet Vet Drive                   31
          Indoor Christmas Market                      32      TODAY’S CHILD
                                                               Takalani Sesame - A true South African icon   41

                                                               CLASSIFIEDS                                   47

        SILVER LAKES       CONTRIBUTORS                               EIA PUBLISHING OFFICE Tel: 011 327 4062 - www.eiapublishing.co.za
        27 Muirfield Boulevard,   Silver Lakes HOA  Yolande Ehlers    PUBLISHER Nico Maritz - nico@eiapublishing.co.za
        Silver Lakes,      Silver Lakes Directors  Daleen du Plessis  GRAPHIC DESIGNER Adele Gouws - adele@dezignhq.co.za
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                                                                      ADVERTISING SALES Justin Surendorff - 082 815 0593 - justins@nowmedia.co.za,
        PO Box 11106,      Deon Pretorius        Elize Malan          Gerdie Murphy - 082 556 9863 - gerdie@eiapublishing.co.za
        Silver Lakes 0054  Nienke Moolman                             EDITOR Nicole Hermanson - nicoleh@nowmedia.co.za
        Tel: +27 12 809 0142  Walters Noordman                        PRODUCTION CO-ORDINATOR Chris Grant - chrisg@nowmedia.co.za
                                       Note from the Editor



           efore  bidding  farewell  to  2022,  we’ll   draws  one  closer  to  nature  and  ultimately,   curl up and relax with a good book – check
           be  participating  in  the  silly  season   one’s  self”.  Tempted?  Read  our  gardening   out our latest selection.
       Bby  attending  year-end  parties,  doing   feature to get started.
        Christmas shopping, finalising getaway plans,                             And,  dear  readers,  ’tis  the  season  to  test
        etc. So much to do, so little time…  The men’s golf and squash teams have been   your  Yuletide  smarts:  enter  our  crossword
                                             doing  exceptionally  well.  Ladies  golf  is  also   competition  and  you  could  be  the  lucky
        As always, life in Silver Lakes has been busy.   thriving and their Marketing Tuesday initiative   winner of a R500 voucher.
        Did  you  attend  the  annual  pet  care  drive?   is yielding results. Well done to you all!
        You’re  bound  to  have  noticed  potholes                                For  the  motor  car  enthusiasts,  be  sure  to
        being repaired and trees being planted to   There’s always something for the kids in Intra   check  out  the  Summer  2022  Motoring
        encourage biodiversity. Read all about these   Muros. You can keep them happily occupied   Supplement featured in this issue, you can
        goings-on in this issue.             making  Christmas  crackers  and  trees  using   read all the latest car reviews.
                                             our  easy  guidelines.  Read  all  about  one  of
        If you’re looking for some quiet time, consider   South Africa’s most enduring and endearing   I  wish  you  and  your  loved  ones  a  Merry
        cultivating a bonsai. It takes patience and care   children’s TV programmes, Takalani Sesame,   Christmas and a Happy New Year.
        to grow this miniature plant successfully, but   which continues to remain relevant in terms
        you’ll be part of a Zen practice that dates back   of edutainment and accessibility.  Till next year,
        2 000 years. Caring for your bonsai is said to
        be “a contemplative, meditative exercise that   Take time out for yourself these holidays to   Nicole Hermanson
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