Author Archives: Digby Young

A Quiet Christmas

Posted on December 26, 2010 by Digby Young

Sunday 26th December 2010 I’ve developed an aversion for the Christmas hoo-ha during my adult years. It probably originated in childhood, when Christmas increasingly seemed to become overlaid by parental tensions about money. We were not poor, but we were … Continue reading →

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That Dangblasted Biogas Digester…

Posted on December 21, 2010 by Digby Young

Tuesday 21 December 2010 That Dangblasted Biogas Digester… I’m at last seeing some progress on the construction of the innards of my biogas digester! Work on the project has been interrupted by preparation for and the aftermath of the recent … Continue reading →

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I Do Something Agricultural

Posted on December 20, 2010 by Digby Young

Monday 20th December 2010 …at last! I think it’s called “Scratching at the Earth”, a phrase much used by journalists and writers when describing poverty-stricken subsistence farmers. They should try it themselves sometime… they might arrive at an understanding of … Continue reading →

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Visitors at Boggy Pond

Posted on December 18, 2010 by Digby Young

18th December 2010 I had Visitors yesterday! Real visitors, from out of town, not somebody needing something or checking up on arrangements for the Festival. Damon Berry, his wife Wendy New and little Alice popped in on their way from … Continue reading →

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The “TessFes” Part 2

Posted on December 15, 2010 by Digby Young

The main Festival venue was a field near the entrance to Tesselaarsdal, between the road and the river, with a curving line of ancient Oak trees providing shade for most of the stalls. The first good sign was the fact … Continue reading →

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Tesselaarsdal Heritage Festival Part 1

Posted on December 6, 2010 by Digby Young

What a week! Hang on… That’s nearly three weeks since I arrived back at Boggy Pond! I barely had time to install three ports in the first stage of my Biogas digester before I became heavily involved with preparations for … Continue reading →

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The “Fees” is over, almost…

Posted on December 6, 2010 by Digby Young

Hardly had any time to do anything Agricultural since I arrived! I managed to cut three ports in one tank of the Biogas digester before becoming heavily involved in preparations for the village Heritage Festival… Now that it is over, … Continue reading →

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A Week in the Trenches

Posted on September 12, 2010 by Digby Young

Sunday 12th September 2010 No water conservation and biogas course next week-end, sadly – cancelled due to lack of interest. Jeffrey continued his Herculean efforts on Monday – after a little warm-up exercise to dig four shallow holes for the … Continue reading →

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Busy, Busy, Busy

Posted on September 6, 2010 by Digby Young

Sunday 5th September 2010 A childhood memory… Sunday in Hermanus was a treat – because of several hours in the company of an old friend, rather than anything the resort has to offer. What I’ve seen of it doesn’t excite … Continue reading →

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Brute Force, Politics and Architecture

Posted on August 28, 2010 by Digby Young

Saturday 28th August Monday was spent filling all the joints in the panelling. Well, about half the joints, since I ran out of pollyfilla during the afternoon, so I made a start on the backing supports for the opposite wall, … Continue reading →

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