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Sycamore and Slate

Building Our Farmstead - From the Ground Up

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Farmhouse, Farmstead, Forever Home, Home Building, Staircase

House Build Week 21-23

September 18, 2018

I didn’t post an update for the last three weeks for a few reasons.  The primary one being that, while a lot of progress is always happening at the house, none of it was majorly… [Continue Reading]

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Farmhouse, Farmstead, Forever Home, Home Building, Windows

House Build Week 20

August 28, 2018

If this house build was a pregnancy, we’d be halfway through! Day 133 (Monday, 8/20/18)    More windows and doors were put in today.  (Bonus points if you can figure out which two windows accidentally… [Continue Reading]

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Farmhouse, Farmstead, Forever Home, Home Building, Uncategorized

House Build Week 18

August 12, 2018

Day 119 (Monday, 8/6/18)   The framing of the roof (wow, that phrase makes my brain go straight to The Taming of the Shrew, one of the few Shakespeare plays I like) saw a lot of… [Continue Reading]

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Farmhouse, Farmstead, Forever Home, Home Building, Uncategorized

House Build Week 17

August 8, 2018

Well, this week was a little bit bonkers. For starters, my husband had a bunch of people on vacation which means he was busier than normal covering some of their duties.  It also means that I… [Continue Reading]

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Farmhouse, Farmstead, Forever Home, Home Building

House Build Week 16

July 30, 2018

It was so rainy this week.  Monday – Wednesday they didn’t work at all because it was raining basically the whole time.  The big creek that borders our property flooded out onto the road and… [Continue Reading]

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Farmhouse, Farmstead, Forever Home, Home Building

House Build Week 15

July 23, 2018

Monday and Tuesday, work was done to get the floor down on the attic level.  I wasn’t able to get pictures these days, but the changes didn’t feel very drastic. Day 100 (Wednesday 07/18/18):  HAPPY… [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 🥰😍 Roses 🥰😍
Strawberry and freezer jam making time! 😍🍓🫙😋
Beautiful foggy morning 🙂 Beautiful foggy morning :)
Freshly mowed grass, hay bales, beautiful sunset, Freshly mowed grass, hay bales, beautiful sunset, perfect breezy weather… today was just a beautiful, beautiful day. 🥰🌅🌾
Super simple arrangement from my garden but it mak Super simple arrangement from my garden but it makes me smile :)
Happy Independence Day!! 🎇🎆🧨🇺🇸 Happy Independence Day!! 🎇🎆🧨🇺🇸
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!! 😍 My first little harvest of 20 Look how cute!! 😍 My first little harvest of 2021! Sparkler white top radishes. 😋 #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. ♥️😍🍕🍄🧅
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