Page 4 - Silver Lakes December Issue 2022

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
0081 SALES MANAGER Martin Fourie - 072 835 8405 - martin@eiapublishing.co.za
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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