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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 12

June 30, 2018

Day 77 (Monday, 06/25/18):ย  Take a look at the first floor as it stood at the end of the day: Many of the first-floor interior walls went up today.ย  I love the view from the… [Continue Reading]

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Farmhouse, Farmstead, Forever Home, Home Building

House Build Week 11

June 23, 2018

Day 70 (Monday, 06/18/18): They were able to finish all the floor trusses on the basement ceiling today, which looked so cool.ย  It’s really starting to feel like we have legit rooms now. Over the… [Continue Reading]

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Evie at the creek
Farmhouse, Farmstead, Forever Home, Home Building

House Build Week 7-9

June 11, 2018

The last few weeks, the building project has been “on break”.ย  Our basementย has just been sitting there, waiting for the next step.ย  Which was getting the floor trusses ordered.ย  They should be delivered sometime next… [Continue Reading]

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digging wells
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.ย  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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concrete week 5
Farmhouse, Farmstead, Forever Home, Home Building

House Build Week 5

May 13, 2018

Day 28 (Monday, 05/07/18):ย  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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week 4
Farmhouse, Farmstead, Forever Home, Home Building

House Build Week 4

May 6, 2018

Another week down on the house build.ย  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.ย  First, they brought 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]

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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.
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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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