MOUNT EDGEDITION 73 ECOMBE NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2015 ESTATE TWO MEET THE JAMES FAMILY PLUS HOLIDAY +ESTATE NEWS +SIGHTINGS SURVIVAL 101 +HEALTH A comprehensive guide to surviving the festive season +MORE... Living the Good Life IN THIS ISSUE EDITION 73 04 18 EDITor’S LETTER SEAFOOD PASTA Yvette welcomes us to Ebb & Flo share their the festive edition of amazing seafood food Living the Good life! pasta recipe 06 20 ESTATE MANAGER HOLIDAY 12 SURVIVAL 101 A comprehensive guide to surviving the festive 08 season. ESTATE NEWS The bits and pieces about estate going ons 22 and what is news on the Mount Edgecombe THINGS TO DO We’ve got a little something Estate Two. Always for everyone! Things to do worth a read. right here on the Estate! 10 WHAt’S IN YOUR 24 TAP WATER 18 GOLF NEWS Is our tap water really not safe? 26 ESTATE SIGHTINGS 12 MEET THE FAMILY Meet Butch and Julia James, and little Jesse. 30 HEALTH Finding that fine balance during the festive season. 22 staying in touch If you have anything you’d like to share with us, whether it’s your opinions, your suggestions or your ideas, please feel free to email Yvette at [email protected]. She’d love to hear from you. MOUNT EDGECOMBE COUNTRY CLUB - Estate Two | 3 Distinctive design - crafted perfection Editor’s Note Jubilations and celebrations, it’s the Festive Season at last! Christmas trees and decorations, the lingering aroma of freshly baked mince pies, the festive cheer bouncing all around and the deep sighs of contentment that are expelled as we make our way to a brand new year. Welcome to the festive edition of Living the Good life! I am sure you have noticed that our magazine has undergone a transformation and together with our publisher, FabMags, we hope that you are as impressed and excited by the changes as we are. As always, we appeal to all of you on our magnificent estate to please send us photos and ideas of what you’d like to see in this magazine that would grab your attention. After all, this is for you! As I do every year, there’s a wonderful section on security highlighting the amusing anecdotes our ladies and gentlemen of this department go through from time to time. With the road works outside Gate 6, you are bound to FRONT COVER PHOTO enjoy a few of the stories we’ve procured since construction begun. Hayley Vannan As I do every year, I’d like to give thanks. Some of us are guilty of being caught up in some drama or the other, whether it’s personal or business. How many of us actually take a moment to reflect on all we have, those things that make us smile? I am guilty of being especially vocal about my dissatisfaction with life in general, disregarding the special things in my life. I am thankful for my loving family, my crazy friends, my caring husband, my beautiful home and my very naughty puppies. I’m happy that I am able to drive a car and earn a living that contributes to having a roof over our Spectacular quality custom joinery kitchens | bedrooms | wine cellars bars heads, clothes on our backs and food in our tummies. My senses are intact While every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy built - in cupboards and just about anything. and my body is fully mobile so I’m able to exercise. I have a brain to judge of the contents FabMags wrong from right. I eat junk food and drink far too much red wine. Above Publications cannot be held all, I’m grateful for my health; this I treasure the most. Now it’s your turn. responsible for any omission or We only use the finest components in the world. We offer a 20 year errors, or for any misfortune, guarantee on all wood products. injury or damages that may I would like to thank all of you who have voiced your opinions and shown arise there from. your support of our management throughout the year. We have and always FabMags Publications is a will rely on your guidance and constructive criticism. Estate Two is your privately owned and funded home, your sanctuary, your haven and we are here to uphold and protect company and is not subsidized this lifestyle you have chosen. I hope that we might work together to ensure by MECCEMA residents or that any challenges we face are resolved smoothly and amicably. To every Board of Trustees. reader out there, whether you’re driving, flying or taking a cruise, stay safe. PRINTING I wish you all a blessed festive season. See you in 2016! DNA Print (Pty) Ltd Best Regards Yvette Farinha Showroom: Unit 3A Ballito Home Improvement Building. 13 Moffat Drive, Ballito Tel: 032 586 4055/66 | Email: [email protected] | Web: www.zlk.co.za 4 | MOUNT EDGECOMBE COUNTRY CLUB - Estate Two MECCEMA CONTACTS EDITOR Yvette Farinha ESTATE OFFICE Message from the Tel: 031 502 5360 Fax: 031 502 5363 WEBSITE Estate Manager www.meccematwo.co.za EMAIL [email protected] MECCEMA BOARD OF DIRECTORS CHAIRMAN Rodney Gould VICE CHAIRMAN & DIRECTOR OF FINANCE Peter du Trevou DIRECTORS Murray Anderson Allan Mellor Bob Voogt Manuel Gouveia EMERGENCY NUMBERS Although we recommend that your first point of contact in an emergency should he 2015 festive season To our long standing Board member, be via Security, we have listed numbers is upon us. It’s time for Michelle Morey who has stepped down you may require should you find yourself decorations in the shops from the Board of Directors of Estate in a crisis situation ~ we want you all to be secure in the knowledge that we are and jingles on the radio. Two; we would like to wish you all the making it that much easier for you For some, it will be a busy very best in your future ventures and Ttime for some and for others, a time to the Association thanks you for your relax and recharge. dedication and your valuable input. SECURITY/CONTROL ROOM 031 539 3144 Your contribution and participation There were several projects throughout in estate matters will forever be PHOENIX POLICE 031 508 2300 the year and there are a few people I’d appreciated. I would like to extend my UMHLANGA POLICE like to thank: Perana sincerest appreciation to 031 566 1219 Construction for the my staff here at Meccema FLYING SQUAD great job they did on Two without whom our 10111 our Bus Shelter at office would not run AMBULANCE/FIRE Gate 5. I’d also like to smoothly. Thanks to ER24 (084124) commend IC Paving for each one of you. RESCUE TEAM the outstanding work Rescuetech (086 167 2226) being done in Columbia To all of you, whatever it FIRE DEPARTMENT Crescent; I’m sure the is you find yourself doing 031 361 0000 residents in the area are this festive season, the 031 566 9000 just as pleased. To FabMags for making Management team and staff of Estate TRAUMA & POISON UNIT our magazine vibrant and exciting and Two wish you season’s greetings. May 0800 333 444 to Hashtag Designs for our phenomenal it be a wonderful family time with ELECTRICITY website. To our advertisers and service much joy and good cheer. We look 0801 313 111 0801 313 140 providers, especially Enforce and forward to working with you in the WATER their management team for ensuring New Year. Compliments of the Season 0801 313 013 this Estate is kept safe and secure. everyone. SPCA DURBAN AND COAST Last, but certainly not least, to Leitch 031 579 6510 Landscapes, notably Warren Horsley; Best Regards AFTER HOURS EMERGENCY [email protected] the estate looks magnificent and the Terry Keller 082 212 6103 Cell: 084 467 9997 continuous work being done to keep it SPCA KLOOF AND HIGHWAY beautiful is greatly appreciated. 031 764 1212 AFTER HOURS EMERGENCY 073 335 9322 6 | MOUNT EDGECOMBE COUNTRY CLUB - Estate Two MOUNT EDGECOMBE COUNTRY CLUB - Estate Two | 7 Estate News THE LATEST FROM THE ESTATE MANAGEMENT OFFICE OUR STARS SECURITY FUNNIES Our ladies and gents in our security division have their work cut out for them from time to time. They are tasked with keeping you safe within the confines of this beautiful estate. Apart from continued patrols carried out along our perimeter fence and surrounds, Security also have to attend to the call of a resident in distress. In most cases, a resident’s plea for help is solved by our Security personnel. However, in some instances…well, Security go beyond their call of duty. Keep reading and see Star of the Month: September Star of the Month: October for yourself… Well done to Moses Mbonambi October Star of the month, Selby who won star of the month for Mbambo who helped a resident with Our office received several frantic calls Yvette Farinha Jodi van Wyk September - here he is pictured a fire in their home. Pictured with during the intense load shedding period we with Jabulani Zondi. James Donnison and Terry Keller. experienced this year. Some of them are too Living the Good Life - Editor FabMags - Content Guru funny not to share. We congratulate all these members of staff for the outstanding work they Caller: What is happening with the electricity? What makes you passionate about life on the East Coast? What makes you passionate about life on the East Coast? do. The Stars have been awarded certificates and also receive a Pick ‘n Answer: Ma’am, we have load shedding Hmmm...am I able to say the sea, or is that too clichéd? Okay, I’m going to be really superficial and say the Pay voucher.