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Sycamore and Slate

Building Our Farmstead - From the Ground Up

About Me, Family, Farmhouse, Farmstead, Gardening, Ground Beds, Home Building, Raised Beds

A Brief History of the Gardens That Came Before

January 22, 2021

Winter has long been my favorite season, but as I get older and as my interests shift, I’m starting to discover that I really love and enjoy every season, in different but equal ways. Even… [Continue Reading]

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Decorate By Color, Farmhouse, Farmstead, Gardening, Home Building, Irrigation, Landscaping

Landscape – Foundation Planting

August 6, 2020

We’re smack dab in the middle of summer, with (hopefully) the hottest part behind us. First thing in the spring, we got our yard planted and the irrigation system all hooked up and figured out… [Continue Reading]

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Family, Farmhouse, Farmstead, Foraging, Gardening, Home Building, Raised Beds

Quarantine Recap

May 1, 2020

It’s been a long time, guys! How’re you all doing? Life has been super weird and surreal lately, mostly for all of us even if in different ways. Essential people (medical field and grocer staff,… [Continue Reading]

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Farmhouse, Farmstead, Forever Home, Home Building

House Build Week 86-90

January 2, 2020

Happy New Year!! I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and a great time ringing in 2020! Listen, December was quite a month for us. Not only have we been doing all the holiday… [Continue Reading]

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House Build Week 81-85

November 25, 2019

Major updates abound this month! The theater room got painted and carpeting, and I think this room will be a family favorite. My mom always says that she will be happy to come live in… [Continue Reading]

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House Build Week 80

October 22, 2019

I just want to start out by saying I NEVER thought we’d get the whole way up to a week eighty on progress updates, but here we are! 🙂 And plenty more weeks to go,… [Continue Reading]

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The Year of My Overly-Ambitious Garden

This year, my garden is growing SUBSTANTIALLY from previous years. Last year I had a total of 7 raised beds and one smallish ground bed. This year, we’re rounding out the raised beds to an… [Continue Reading]

Foraged morels this afternoon and came up with thi Foraged morels this afternoon and came up with this for dinner. A morel and caramelized onion white sauce pizza on homemade dough! Oh yes. I love the farm life. ♥️😍🍕🍄🧅
A pair of Canadian geese built their nest right on A pair of Canadian geese built their nest right on the bank of our stream. Cant wait to see little fluffballs soon :)
Love morning visits from this little guy! Love morning visits from this little guy!
That mist over the stream!! 😍😍❄️❄️ # That mist over the stream!! 😍😍❄️❄️ #sycamoreandslate #winterstorm2020
Watching church from home means building her own f Watching church from home means building her own for this little girl! Happy Sunday!
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Adventuring on the farm today 🥰🦌 Adventuring on the farm today 🥰🦌
One of the brightest, most beautiful rainbows I’ One of the brightest, most beautiful rainbows I’ve ever seen! 🌈 Evie said, “Dear Lord, thank you for this beautiful rainbow! Amen!” My heart is full. 😍🥰 #rainbow
Deciding where to put some trees in our yard this Deciding where to put some trees in our yard this evening. Evie has to do everything just like daddy #daddysgirl #sycamoreandslate
The sunset tonight! 🌅😍 “Those who live at The sunset tonight! 🌅😍 “Those who live at the ends of the earth stand in awe of your wonders. From where the sun rises to where it sets, you inspire shouts of joy.”
‭‭Psalms‬ ‭65:8‬ ‭NLT‬‬
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