{"id":1095,"date":"2013-04-24T15:38:59","date_gmt":"2013-04-24T15:38:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/donatedhouse.org.uk\/?p=1095"},"modified":"2013-04-24T15:38:59","modified_gmt":"2013-04-24T15:38:59","slug":"parents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/donatedhouse.org.uk\/?p=1095","title":{"rendered":"Parents"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This is all somewhat delayed because I&#8217;ve been busy hanging out with my parents, but they left this morning, so I&#8217;ll try to catch up a bit, and then add photos as they arrive off my parents&#8217; phones.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1096\" title=\"PICT0031\" src=\"http:\/\/donatedhouse.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/PICT0031.jpg\" alt=\"Parents cordoning off the new lawn\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/donatedhouse.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/PICT0031.jpg 640w, https:\/\/donatedhouse.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/PICT0031-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>My dad raked and planted new grass on the bits I failed to rake last autumn, so hopefully the lawn will start looking a bit better in a couple of weeks. They cordoned it off with pegs and bailing twine so that I wouldn&#8217;t just continually walk over it and prevent the grass from growing.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1097\" title=\"PICT0032\" src=\"http:\/\/donatedhouse.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/PICT00321.jpg\" alt=\"Sarah May and David de-glassing while Elmo de-weeds\" width=\"640\" height=\"853\" srcset=\"https:\/\/donatedhouse.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/PICT00321.jpg 640w, https:\/\/donatedhouse.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/PICT00321-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>My mom and Elmo made further progress taking out the finder bits of weed from the bit Michelle dug over, while Sarah-May and David de-glassed the last bit. I&#8217;ll plant vegetables in the next couple of weeks. It&#8217;ll be really nice to be properly growing stuff this year.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1098\" title=\"PICT0033\" src=\"http:\/\/donatedhouse.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/PICT0033.jpg\" alt=\"Annie cutting firewood\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/donatedhouse.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/PICT0033.jpg 640w, https:\/\/donatedhouse.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/PICT0033-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>David&#8217;s daughter Annie came along and had a go with the bow saw cutting up firewood. She was very good at it for a first try.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1099\" title=\"PICT0036\" src=\"http:\/\/donatedhouse.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/PICT0036.jpg\" alt=\"my parents cutting firewood\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/donatedhouse.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/PICT0036.jpg 640w, https:\/\/donatedhouse.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/PICT0036-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>My parents, both old hands with a bow saw, made quick work of some of the pile, but it&#8217;s an ongoing process.<\/p>\n<p>More pictures will follow when I get them from my parents, who are mid-atlantic about now.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is all somewhat delayed because I&#8217;ve been busy hanging out with my parents, but they left this morning, so I&#8217;ll try to catch up a bit, and then add photos as they arrive off my parents&#8217; phones. 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