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Sycamore and Slate

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DIY Embroidered Baseball Cap Ornaments (Plus a Story About Dad)

November 26, 2021

When my father died two years ago, he left behind many things – family, friends, memories, and all his earthly possessions. A big portion of those possessions was a massive collection of baseball caps. Dad… [Continue Reading]

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Christmas, DIY, Holidays, Kids, Projects

Advent Calendars for Everyone

November 9, 2021

I never did any sort of advent calendar before my daughter was born, but once Evie came, I decided I wanted to do something special for her to do everyday in December until Christmas. That’s… [Continue Reading]

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Christmas, Friday Finds, Holidays

Stocking Stuffers Under 5 Dollars For Her (What She REALLY Wants) From Amazon Prime

December 4, 2020

ALSO – just as a side note – Prices change A LOT on amazon, so some of these might not be under five bucks when you check. Also with subscriptions, sometimes they change the ratio… [Continue Reading]

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Christmas, Friday Finds, Holidays, Party Planning

Stocking Stuffers Under $5 For Him (That He Actually Wants) From Amazon Prime

November 20, 2020

We’re living in a world of less-is-more and minimalism, which means that people don’t want a lot of useless junk sitting around cluttering up their lives! BUT. Then we get to Christmas and we still… [Continue Reading]

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25 Books of Christmas - child gift idea
Christmas, Family, Holidays, Kids

25 Books of Christmas Advent Calendar

November 28, 2019

Happy Thanksgiving!! I thought today would be a great time to share this activity that we will be doing with Evie this year in December! I recently heard something interesting, which basically said that you… [Continue Reading]

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Farmhouse, Farmstead, Forever Home, Home Building, Staircase

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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DIY Embroidered Baseball Cap Ornaments (Plus a Story About Dad)

When my father died two years ago, he left behind many things – family, friends, memories, and all his earthly possessions. A big portion of those possessions was a massive collection of baseball caps. Dad… [Continue Reading]

A pretty bouquet on a hazy day A pretty bouquet on a hazy day
Roses ๐Ÿฅฐ๐Ÿ˜ Roses ๐Ÿฅฐ๐Ÿ˜
Strawberry and freezer jam making time! ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ“๐Ÿซ™๐Ÿ˜‹
Beautiful foggy morning ๐Ÿ™‚ Beautiful foggy morning :)
Freshly mowed grass, hay bales, beautiful sunset, Freshly mowed grass, hay bales, beautiful sunset, perfect breezy weatherโ€ฆ today was just a beautiful, beautiful day. ๐Ÿฅฐ๐ŸŒ…๐ŸŒพ
Super simple arrangement from my garden but it mak Super simple arrangement from my garden but it makes me smile :)
Happy Independence Day!! ๐ŸŽ‡๐ŸŽ†๐Ÿงจ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Happy Independence Day!! ๐ŸŽ‡๐ŸŽ†๐Ÿงจ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
Poppies are finally popping out! This one is a Dou Poppies are finally popping out! This one is a Double Shirley mix.
Look how cute!! ๐Ÿ˜ My first little harvest of 20 Look how cute!! ๐Ÿ˜ My first little harvest of 2021! Sparkler white top radishes. ๐Ÿ˜‹ #garden
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. โ™ฅ๏ธ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ•๐Ÿ„๐Ÿง…
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