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Sycamore and Slate

Building Our Farmstead - From the Ground Up

Family, Farmhouse, Farmstead, Gardening, Seeds

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February 2, 2021

Just a quick update to say that we are enjoying the snow storm that hit us here in PA over the last few days! We got about 16 inches of snow total and we’re having… [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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Farmhouse, Farmstead, Forever Home, Home Building

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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Farmhouse, Farmstead, Forever Home, Home Building

House Build Week 67-74

September 10, 2019

Since I last posted about our farmhouse’s progress, my family suffered the devastating loss of my father, which was such a hard, sad, life-altering roadblock for us. It really slowed things down on the house… [Continue Reading]

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Farmhouse, Farmstead, Forever Home, Home Building, Paint

House Build Week 45-49

March 18, 2019

Our walls are well on their way to being finished! The drywall has now been completely completed throughout the whole house. Our painter completely primed the walls and ceilings were painted in Sherwin Williams Snowbound…. [Continue Reading]

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Farmhouse, Farmstead, Forever Home, Home Building

House Build Week 41-44

February 11, 2019

Every day a little more of the drywall gets done. We actually have two crews working on it, one of them hanging it, the other doing the finishing. The second floor is entirely hung and… [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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