Page 3 - Intra Muros April 2024

CONTENTS

ESTATE NEWS LIFESTYLE
Message from the CEO 3 Restaurant competition 31
Security News – Fire Safety 8 Franschhoek Literary Festival 49
Silver Lakes Golf Club Championships 2024 12
Silver Lakes Annual Ladies’ Open 19 TODAY’S CHILD
Upcoming estate events 22 Helicopter, air-fryer, or lighthouse parents 32
Easy steps to recycling in the estate 25
HOME FRONT
GARDENING Interior Décor Styles and Trends 38
Garden of the Month 26
The moon and gardening 29 TRAVEL
Your very own Thailand bucket list 45
CLASSIFIEDS 51

SILVER LAKES CONTRIBUTORS EIA PUBLISHING OFFICE Tel: 011 327 4062 - www.eiapublishing.co.za
27 Muirfield Boulevard, Silver Lakes HOA Andrew Curlewis PUBLISHER Nico Maritz - nico@eiapublishing.co.za
Silver Lakes, Silver Lakes Directors Nienke Moolman GRAPHIC DESIGNER Adele Gouws - adele@dezignhq.co.za
0081 SALES MANAGER Martin Fourie - 072 835 8405 - martin@eiapublishing.co.za
ADVERTISING SALES Gerdie Murphy - 082 556 9863 - gerdie@eiapublishing.co.za
PO Box 11106, Dean Pretorius Daleen du Plessis EDITOR Nicole Hermanson - nicole@eiapublishing.co.za
Silver Lakes 0054 Danie Basson Elize Malan PRODUCTION CO-ORDINATOR Chris Grant - chris@eiapublishing.co.za
Tel: +27 12 809 0142 Yolande Ehlers Ilsa Ruane INTERIOR DÉCOR FEATURE Stienie Greyling - stienie.greyling@gmail.com
Note from the Editor

s we move into April, we are Silver Lakes Golf Club has been busy. It For residents of the various faith communities
starting to experience wonderful hosted the Club Champs in March, and in the estate, this is also a special time with
Aautumn weather. Warm with we congratulate all the winners. Enjoy Easter just brushing the end of March, Ramadan
less rainfall, clear skies, and pleasant the golf report and accompanying continuing into April with Eid al-Fitr to mark
temperatures, which most of us will photo gallery in this issue. The lady the end of Ramadan, and Pesach celebrated by
welcome after experiencing the excessive golfers of Silver Lakes also participated our Jewish community. We wish members of all
heat waves across the country. in their annual Ladies’ Open event, and faith communities in Silver Lakes a special and
a great time was had by all. The music- meaningful time with their loved ones.
In the message from the CEO this issue, rock show theme was intertwined with
Dean Pretorius reflects on the projects that 18 holes of golf. This is the time of year when there are quite a
have been completed and those projects few public holidays, allowing us some welcome
still in the process of completion. The There’s lots more to enjoy in this time out. I hope you’ll be able to take a break
various teams have worked hard in raising month’s Intra Muros. Plus, as always, with your loved ones and rest.
the standard of the estate and continue to you can enter the competitions, check
roll out improvements that will benefit all out upcoming events and be inspired Until next time, take care.
residents. Be sure to read what they have by the Interior Décor Styles and Trends
accomplished in and around the estate. for 2024 featured in this issue. Nicole Hermanson

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