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ESTATE NEWS


                               NOSH AND NOSTALGIA





           ast month, we met our amazing     comes  over  to  visit.  We  love  playing  at   are  allowed  to  walk  and  jog  on  our
           environmental team, who help with   home. We also enjoy having a picnic next   amazing golf course. That’s why we have
       Lthe upkeep of our estate. We live in   to  one  of  the  dams  or  playing  on  every   pathways all around. However, we must
        an awesome estate, where we can walk   single piece of equipment in Hillside Park   be careful: Look out for golfers during the
        from our home to find not just one of five   – and these are just some of our favourite   day and remember that the ‘sandpits’ are
        play parks, but also a game reserve and a   things to do. I can’t wait for him to start   bunkers – they aren’t for playing in. Same
        golf course spanning the entire estate –   fishing!                       goes for the greens: this is an obvious no-
        along with our Clubhouse and its various                                  go area if one does not have the correct
        amenities. How amazing is that!      Max’s  favourite  place  in  the  game   shoes, and it’s definitely not for running
                                             reserve is the fishing spot where we saw   and kicking balls.
        Living  here  is  so  convenient:  If  you’ve   a  likkewaan.  Max  can’t  speak  yet,  but
        forgotten to buy dinner, all you need to   he manages to tell us where he saw the   It is so fulfilling to take a walk and listen
        do  is  pop  over  to  the  shop  at  the  Club   likkewaan whenever we go for a picnic in   to the bird life chirping away around the
        and  buy  fresh  veggies  and  delicious   the  game  reserve.  Another  remarkable   golf  course  and  our  estate.  We  have  an
        homemade bread. Also, if the charcoal for   aspect of life on the estate is being able to   extensive list of birds found on the estate.
        the braai runs out or it’s a chilly winter’s   walk between the springbuck and impala   We will publish the bird list for the birders
        night and you don’t feel like cooking, just   with lorries passing us by on the N4 – how   out  there  and  request  that  you  help  us
        pop over to the shop.                amazing is that!                     update this list. Let Nienke know at the
                                                                                  HOA office what bird you saw where and
        In  my  Silver  Lakes  world,  Mondays  are   As  you  all  know,  one  of  the  benefits  of   when, so we can keep track of the Silver
        Ouma  Day  for  my  grandson,  Max,  who   living on our estate is that homeowners   Lakes birds.


































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                                                                                 Max at the game reser
                                                                                 Max at the game reserve dam














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