{"id":70,"date":"2016-01-21T14:04:05","date_gmt":"2016-01-21T12:04:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/agalady.co.za\/aga1\/?page_id=70"},"modified":"2021-11-21T08:29:53","modified_gmt":"2021-11-21T06:29:53","slug":"articles-about-emmie","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/agalady.co.za\/aga1\/articles-about-emmie\/","title":{"rendered":"Articles about Emmie"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: medium;\"><a id=\"Articles about Emmie\"><\/a>Through the years Emmie has become quite famous for her passion for anthracite. coal and wood burning stoves. <a title=\"Julienne du Toit\" href=\"http:\/\/karoospace.co.za\/julienne-du-toit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Julienne du Toit<\/a> from Karoo Space has written an excellent article about one of her trips to Cradock. The next article is from the Vastrap Farm blog by Marisa<\/span><\/p>\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"10\" cellpadding=\"10\" align=\"left\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left; vertical-align: top;\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-70-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/agalady.co.za\/aga1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/rsg_landbou_4_sep_rsg_landbou_4_september_2021_medium.m4a?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/agalady.co.za\/aga1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/rsg_landbou_4_sep_rsg_landbou_4_september_2021_medium.m4a\">https:\/\/agalady.co.za\/aga1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/rsg_landbou_4_sep_rsg_landbou_4_september_2021_medium.m4a<\/a><\/audio><\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-70-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/agalady.co.za\/aga1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/rsg_landbou_11_sep_rsg_landbou_11_september_2021_medium.m4a?_=2\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/agalady.co.za\/aga1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/rsg_landbou_11_sep_rsg_landbou_11_september_2021_medium.m4a\">https:\/\/agalady.co.za\/aga1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/rsg_landbou_11_sep_rsg_landbou_11_september_2021_medium.m4a<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left; vertical-align: top;\"><span style=\"color: #f96731;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: medium;\">Emmie on the radio<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: medium;\">Emmie was featured on RSG radio. Please click on the attached links\/audio on the left and have a listen.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left; vertical-align: top;\"><a title=\"Emmie the AGA Lady\" href=\"http:\/\/karoospace.co.za\/emmie-aga-lady\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"71\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/agalady.co.za\/aga1\/articles-about-emmie\/loaga0002-413x620\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/agalady.co.za\/aga1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/loaga0002-413x620.jpg?fit=413%2C620&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"413,620\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 5D&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1266742578&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.033333333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"loaga0002-413&amp;#215;620\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/agalady.co.za\/aga1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/loaga0002-413x620.jpg?fit=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/agalady.co.za\/aga1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/loaga0002-413x620.jpg?fit=413%2C620&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-71\" src=\"\/aga1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/_d_improd_\/loaga0002-413x620-200x300_f_improf_200x300.jpg\" alt=\"loaga0002-413x620\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"fn\"><a title=\"Vastrap Farm - The magic of AGA\" href=\"http:\/\/vastrapfarm.wordpress.com\/2012\/06\/21\/the-magic-of-aga\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00a0<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left; vertical-align: top;\">\n<h2 class=\"fn\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: medium;\"><a title=\"Karoo Space\" href=\"http:\/\/karoospace.co.za\/emmie-aga-lady\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Karoo Space<\/b><\/a><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: medium;\">This is a fine article about Emmie and the repair of an ailing AGA in Cradock.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: medium;\">It is available on the <a title=\"Emmie the AGA lady\" href=\"http:\/\/karoospace.co.za\/emmie-aga-lady\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KarooSpace<\/a> website<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left; vertical-align: top;\"><a title=\"Vastrap Farm\" href=\"http:\/\/vastrapfarm.com\/2012\/06\/21\/the-magic-of-aga\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"72\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/agalady.co.za\/aga1\/articles-about-emmie\/vastrap\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/agalady.co.za\/aga1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/vastrap.jpg?fit=900%2C482&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"900,482\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"vastrap\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/agalady.co.za\/aga1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/vastrap.jpg?fit=300%2C161&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/agalady.co.za\/aga1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/vastrap.jpg?fit=800%2C428&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-72\" src=\"\/aga1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/_d_improd_\/vastrap-300x161_f_improf_300x161.jpg\" alt=\"vastrap\" width=\"300\" height=\"161\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left; vertical-align: top;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\"><a title=\"Vastrap Farm\" href=\"http:\/\/vastrapfarm.com\/2012\/06\/21\/the-magic-of-aga\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vastrap Farm<\/a> &#8211; blog by Marisa<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\">A detailed account of the delivery and installation of one of Emmie&#8217;s AGA&#8217;s on this delightful farm.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\">The article is available on the <a title=\"Vastrap Farm\" href=\"http:\/\/vastrapfarm.com\/2012\/06\/21\/the-magic-of-aga\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vastrap Farm<\/a> website<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Through the years Emmie has become quite famous for her passion for anthracite. coal and wood burning stoves. Julienne du<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"colormag_page_container_layout":"default_layout","colormag_page_sidebar_layout":"default_layout","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-70","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P79fMB-18","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":221,"url":"https:\/\/agalady.co.za\/aga1\/contact-2\/","url_meta":{"origin":70,"position":0},"title":"CONTACT","author":"@admin","date":"22nd January 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"\u00a0\u00a0 theagaladysa@gmail.com You can phone us on 082 724 0866 Please follow us on Facebook for updated information on our various planned trips, and what lovely stoves we have ready for sale or recently installed.","rel":"","context":"Similar post","block_context":{"text":"Similar post","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"email","src":"\/aga1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/_d_improd_\/email-150x150_f_improf_98x81.png","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":25,"url":"https:\/\/agalady.co.za\/aga1\/","url_meta":{"origin":70,"position":1},"title":"Welcome to the home of the AGA Lady","author":"@admin","date":"21st January 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"We are also in the March 2018 issue of Woman and Home We are in the 6-13 January 2017 - LandbouWeekblad Most people associate the name AGA with good food and fine living which began life in Sweden. 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She has compiled this book to assist owners with their basic questions and she hopes that you will enjoy learning\u2026","rel":"","context":"Similar post","block_context":{"text":"Similar post","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"Pages-from-AGA-story-final","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/agalady.co.za\/aga1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Pages-from-AGA-story-final-232x300.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":53,"url":"https:\/\/agalady.co.za\/aga1\/aga\/restoring-a-solid-fuel-aga\/","url_meta":{"origin":70,"position":3},"title":"Restoring a solid fuel AGA","author":"@admin","date":"21st January 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"The restoration process for an AGA that arrives at Emmie's workshop, usually in pieces, seldom whole or complete, is a long and painstaking process. The AGA has to be stripped and the parts examined for damage. All the parts are laid out and numbered. The parts that required sandblasting to\u2026","rel":"","context":"Similar post","block_context":{"text":"Similar post","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"originl top","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/agalady.co.za\/aga1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/originl-top-300x225.png?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":63,"url":"https:\/\/agalady.co.za\/aga1\/aga\/installation-of-the-aga\/","url_meta":{"origin":70,"position":4},"title":"Installation of the AGA","author":"@admin","date":"21st January 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"Once the restoration has taken place, it is time to take the AGA back to it's owner and install it. This requires quite a lot of logistical planning before we set off on the journey. 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