FREE | GRATIS the www.pinelandsdirectory.co.za PINELANDS COMMUNITY MAGAZINE musISSUE 103e | February 2020 SPECIAL FEATURE Education & Childcare BASIL Heleen VISITING Young MONTISPECTUS Out and BUTTER Meyer VIETNAM Achievers COTTAGE About Always Choose the Busiest Agency We make it happen FOR FOR FOR FOR SALE SALE SALE SALE Pinelands *R7.995m Pinelands *R4.295m Pinelands *R3.850m Pinelands *R2.995m FOR FOR FOR FOR SALE SALE SALE SALE Thornton *R2.600m Pinelands *R2.400m Pinelands *R1.245m Pinelands *R1.050m UNDER UNDER SOLD SOLD OFFER OFFER BY US BY US Pinelands *R3.395m Pinelands *R1.695m Pinelands *R3.850m Thornton *R1.795m LET LET LET LET BY US BY US BY US BY US Pinelands *R18 000 pm Pinelands *R10 500 pm Pinelands *R9 500 pm Pinelands *R9 500 pm *Asking price If you are thinking of selling or renting please contact YOUR EXCEPTIONAL PROPERTY TEAM AT Pauline Pat Julie Kathy Robyn Jessica SEEFF PINELANDS Hareb Peat Meyer Anderson Meyer Evans Sales Manager Sales Sales Sales Rentals Sales 082 490 0344 083 290 1331 083 288 8481 083 987 7673 078 359 0354 083 985 2111 Expertise Built Through Generations of Trust Howard Centre︱Pinelands︱Phone: 021 531 7507︱[email protected] ︱ SeeffPinelands Seeff-M1-103.indd 1 2020/01/21 11:57 WELCOME Yellow Billed Kite LET IT BE This intra-African migrant is a fairly We are now well and truly into the new year, indeed, a new decade - the reverie and common visitor during summer over the celebrations of the the recent year end fading into the business cycle of life. As I started Peninsula. writing this column, the song playing on the radio was the old Beatles classic, Let It Be. It is easily distinguishable by its deeply It set me wondering – might this be a good attitude with which to approach this new forked tail and bright yellow bill and stretch of life ahead? legs. It occurs singly, in pairs, or flocks. The past is a like a circle of old friends we have known all our lives. They are not with us Flocks are most common during termite all the time, but their presence surrounds us and shapes our character. We have had our emergences. They are known to feed ups and downs with them, but we know them well and are quite comfortable with them. mainly by scavenging or by taking food The present is a moving moment, where the world in all its variety keeps stepping up to items on the ground, and have been meet us. It is where the story of our lives is really written, where we are surprised, angry, known to snatch food from picnickers! happy, bored... Here is where we choose how to react to these emotions to guide the direction of our life from the indelible past to the fluid future we hope to shape. Text: John The future is like the strangers we have just met. We may have some idea about who they McFarlane, are and what they will do. We may have some intention of where our mutual relationship Pinewood might go as we converse with them but we cannot be sure. We are just a part of the engine Village driving the future foward. Points in our future will surely also have ups and downs despite resident. our best efforts to mould them to our wishes. This may be where an attitude of Let It Be would be good for us. When the future takes us John has to somewhere we did not want to be, accepting the truth of what is, rather than holding on been a keen to past dreams of what it was supposed to be, is probably the quickest way to find peace, birder for learn something new and set a course for our next destination. more than 30 May your new year hold a little magic, some surprises and peace and learning for you. years, and is Enjoy the edition! a long time member of the Cape Bird Club. Max Schutte See www.capebirdclub.org.za. Editor and Writer and View the Rate Card on our website: Advertising Photographer www.pinelandsdirectory.co.za Max Schutte Glynnis Schutte for advertising details, deadlines, artwork BUYING requirements, circulation information and CONTACT THE MUSE MAGAZINE publication schedules. SELLING t 021 531 3324 c 073 644 1288 LETTING e [email protected] Your news, photographs and stories can be p submitted to The Muse Magazine by email PINELANDS, THORNTON The Muse, 12 Rhone, Pinelands, 7405 and surrounding areas at [email protected]. NEXT EDITION DEADLINES The Muse reserves the right to select articles 104 • Mar 2020 Bookings: 10 Feb for inclusion and to make alterations to Published: 25 Feb 2020 Content: 14 Feb submitted contributions. Gavin McDougall 061 076 1481 © Copyright reserved. All editorial content and graphics are copyright and may not be copied, We strive to be good to all, republished or re-used without the express permission of The Muse Magazine, which reserves all and good at what we do! rights. Parts of this publication may also be subject to separate copyright by other parties. 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