{"id":1434,"date":"2013-11-14T16:45:20","date_gmt":"2013-11-14T16:45:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/donatedhouse.org.uk\/?p=1434"},"modified":"2013-11-14T16:45:20","modified_gmt":"2013-11-14T16:45:20","slug":"a-back-porch-takes-shape-and-kitten-news-obvs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/donatedhouse.org.uk\/?p=1434","title":{"rendered":"A Back Porch Takes Shape (and kitten news, obvs.)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/donatedhouse.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/PICT0050.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1440\" alt=\"Grace working on the porch\" src=\"http:\/\/donatedhouse.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/PICT0050.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/donatedhouse.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/PICT0050.jpg 640w, https:\/\/donatedhouse.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/PICT0050-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We finished the floor of the back porch. Anna did most of the framing and I did most of the floorboards, and today I bought the rest of the timber to build the frame and roof, though I need a trip to the builder&#8217;s merchant to buy some leaf guards for the gutter before we extend the roof and make it hard to clean. Boy do these very mature trees drop a lot of leaves.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/donatedhouse.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/PICT0053.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1441\" alt=\"Balthazar on the back porch\" src=\"http:\/\/donatedhouse.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/PICT0053.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"853\" srcset=\"https:\/\/donatedhouse.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/PICT0053.jpg 640w, https:\/\/donatedhouse.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/PICT0053-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Balthazar has started going outside and thinks there&#8217;s nothing better in the world than getting in people&#8217;s way while they&#8217;re building stuff.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/donatedhouse.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/PICT0054.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1442\" alt=\"Anna sweeping the roof\" src=\"http:\/\/donatedhouse.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/PICT0054.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/donatedhouse.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/PICT0054.jpg 640w, https:\/\/donatedhouse.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/PICT0054-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Anna, Chief Roof-Sweeper, made another assault on the roof, though it was covered in leaves again within seconds. That&#8217;s how it is around here in November.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/donatedhouse.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/PICT0046.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1445\" alt=\"Balthazar the Laid Back\" src=\"http:\/\/donatedhouse.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/PICT0046.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/donatedhouse.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/PICT0046.jpg 640w, https:\/\/donatedhouse.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/PICT0046-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And (hey, non-cat-lovers, I&#8217;m so sorry, but the rest of the entry is about the cat) Balthazar the Laid Back is ever amusing and delightful. The above pose looks a bit like just a well timed shot, but actually he stayed that way for ages.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/donatedhouse.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/PICT0074.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1436\" alt=\"Balthazar discovers fences\" src=\"http:\/\/donatedhouse.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/PICT0074.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/donatedhouse.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/PICT0074.jpg 640w, https:\/\/donatedhouse.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/PICT0074-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Today his adventures included discovering the joy of fences&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/donatedhouse.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/PICT0058.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1444\" alt=\"Balthazar discovers garden building\" src=\"http:\/\/donatedhouse.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/PICT0058.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"853\" srcset=\"https:\/\/donatedhouse.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/PICT0058.jpg 640w, https:\/\/donatedhouse.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/PICT0058-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230;of outdoor structures&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/donatedhouse.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/PICT0066.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1435\" alt=\"Balthazar dicovers trees\" src=\"http:\/\/donatedhouse.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/PICT0066.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"853\" srcset=\"https:\/\/donatedhouse.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/PICT0066.jpg 640w, https:\/\/donatedhouse.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/PICT0066-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8230;and of trees. As for the following, I&#8217;ll leave you to add your own narrative.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1437\" alt=\"Balthazar sizes up his chances\" src=\"http:\/\/donatedhouse.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/PICT0037.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"853\" srcset=\"https:\/\/donatedhouse.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/PICT0037.jpg 640w, https:\/\/donatedhouse.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/PICT0037-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1438\" alt=\"Balthazar notices the string\" src=\"http:\/\/donatedhouse.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/PICT0040.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"853\" srcset=\"https:\/\/donatedhouse.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/PICT0040.jpg 640w, https:\/\/donatedhouse.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/PICT0040-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1439\" alt=\"Balthazar succeeds in getting the string\" src=\"http:\/\/donatedhouse.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/PICT0042.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"853\" srcset=\"https:\/\/donatedhouse.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/PICT0042.jpg 640w, https:\/\/donatedhouse.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/PICT0042-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We finished the floor of the back porch. Anna did most of the framing and I did most of the floorboards, and today I bought the rest of the timber to build the frame and roof, though I need a &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/donatedhouse.org.uk\/?p=1434\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/donatedhouse.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1434"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/donatedhouse.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/donatedhouse.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/donatedhouse.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/donatedhouse.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1434"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/donatedhouse.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1434\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1446,"href":"https:\/\/donatedhouse.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1434\/revisions\/1446"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/donatedhouse.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1434"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/donatedhouse.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1434"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/donatedhouse.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1434"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}