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Sycamore and Slate

Building Our Farmstead - From the Ground Up

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Farmhouse, Farmstead, Forever Home, Home Building

House Build Week 6

May 21, 2018

It is well. It was a VERY rainy, slow week on the house building front.  My husband has been crazy busy at work, plus I was busy prepping for our daughter’s 3rd birthday party on… [Continue Reading]

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Farmhouse, Farmstead, Forever Home, Home Building

House Build Week 5

May 13, 2018

Day 28 (Monday, 05/07/18):  Our builder finished getting the ground prepared to pour the concrete slab in the basement by covering the stone in the basement with a layer of plastic and then rebar to… [Continue Reading]

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House Build Week 4

May 6, 2018

Another week down on the house build.  Here’s what happened this week. Day 21 (Monday, 04/30/18): They started to backfill today, working mostly in the area in front of the house.  First, they brought in… [Continue Reading]

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Farmhouse, Farmstead, Forever Home, Home Building

House Build Week 2

April 22, 2018

The second week of our house building project was a bit less exciting than the first.  It rained on Sunday and Monday which left a little bit a muddy mess at the house site through… [Continue Reading]

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Spring Snowstorm

March 28, 2018

Spring is here, but Mother Nature didn’t get the memo.  The first two days of spring brought about a foot of snow to our neck of the woods.  We barely had any other significant snowfall… [Continue Reading]

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Farmhouse, Forever Home, Home Building, Home Products, Windows, Windows

Window Placement

March 23, 2018

Previously, I wrote about choosing our window brand and picking a style of window.  Before we made any more decisions about the windows themselves, my husband and I sat down to figure out exactly where… [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]

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