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October 7, 2014 · Leave a Comment

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Back to back trips to the Maine coast for a traini

Back to back trips to the Maine coast for a training at Maine Coast Waldorf School and a camping trip at Warren Island State Park. Warren Island is only accessible by boat, and the weather (rainy in small pockets) meant that hardly anyone was there. We essentially had a 70+ acre island in Maine almost to ourselves. Unreal.

#travelinghomesteader #mainesummer

July progress: downstairs floors sanded and finish

July progress: downstairs floors sanded and finished, kitchen wall built and painted, and (for now) kitchen built!

The kitchen is literally the center of this home and to truly do it justice we need time to save more money. Thankfully, Brian works as a builder by day and got many of our kitchen pieces for free or dirt cheap from remodels. These will last us years!

The center island we are “auditioning” for workspace, flow, and cabinet needs. This version is 10’ long and about 4’ wide, with space for 4 counter stools. It also has a sink (yet to be photographed).

Next up, mudroom tile!

#hhhousebuild #handbuilthome #housebuilding #vermonthome #offgridhomestead

Progress is accelerating as we prepare to sand and

Progress is accelerating as we prepare to sand and finish the downstairs floors this week. Here’s a Before series, and I look forward to sharing some Afters next week!

It’s crazy how much “unseen” work goes into building a house. Framing is so dramatic and quick, and then years of small steps finally lead to something that looks finished.

As always, @acornhillhandcrafts is creating a home of exceptional craft and I paint a wall here and there and post pretty photos :)

#hhhousebuild #handbuilthome #offgridhomestead

There is something about a rainy, cloudy week in t

There is something about a rainy, cloudy week in the June garden that makes you feel like anything is possible! ❤️ (check back in with me in a week and see if the weeds are mocking me endlessly!)

#hhgarden2024 #vermontgarden

A big push this weekend and our bedroom is almost

A big push this weekend and our bedroom is almost finished! All we need is a few light fixtures and the closet interior.

What a labor of love and craft this house will be. The floors are all locally milled wood, the window sills black walnut we brought from Oregon, the walls a homemade lime plaster, tinted with pigments.

Our budget at this point is essentially zero, so we’ve been gratefully accepting free furniture from all sorts of sources. An art deco vanity turned into two side tables. A side-of-the-road giveaway table holds a ReStore lamp. So excited to sleep in this special room!

#hhhousebuild #handbuilthome #housebuilding #vermontlife #offgridhomestead #limeplaster

A huge milestone - after 4 years of carrying water

A huge milestone - after 4 years of carrying water in buckets and watering everything by hand, we now have pressurized running water and a HOSE! So excited for this development and my garden will be too!

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12 years ago we left the Oregon home we rented for

12 years ago we left the Oregon home we rented for 12+ years and moved to Missouri (which was followed 6 years later by a move to Vermont!).

Last week we got to revisit Echo Hollow, sharing with the kids memories of the kitchen and living room in which they were born, the greenhouse and gardens in which we grew, the brick oven in which we baked, the barn in which we raised goats.

This was where Homestead Honey took root, where we dreamed about our future kids and marriage, where we lived with some of our closest friends. To say this property is important to our family story is an understatement.

The gardens have turned to weed and grass, but the ponds, creek, and forest are even more beautiful than I remembered.

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