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Dreaming of garden beds and green things 🌱 but pau Dreaming of garden beds and green things 🌱
but pausing to admire this quiet snowfall 🤍
Golden, cozy, and exactly what these cold days cal Golden, cozy, and exactly what these cold days call for 🤍
I just shared my French onion soup recipe on the blog — simple ingredients, slow simmered, and so comforting.
You can find it in my Recipes highlight too so it’s easy to come back to.
Link in bio 🍲
I was fully prepared for a peaceful chicken bedtim I was fully prepared for a peaceful chicken bedtime routine.
What I was not prepared for: a possum chilling in the coop. 😬
The snow has kept the girls inside more, and apparently we had an unexpected guest drop in last minute.

Everyone’s safe, no chickens were harmed, and the possum was escorted out.
Just another day at our house.
Today’s puff baby didn’t puff because I… forgot th Today’s puff baby didn’t puff because I… forgot the milk.
I wish I could say this is the first time I’ve done something like this in the kitchen, but let’s be honest-  it probably won’t be the last either 😄

It happens. 
Thankfully, flat non-puff pancakes are still delicious- especially with yogurt, berries, and a hot cup of coffee on the side.

A gentle reminder that even when things don’t rise the way we hoped, they can still turn out pretty wonderful.
We recycle Christmas trees a little differently ar We recycle Christmas trees a little differently around here 🌲😂

Snow jumps + pine needle snacks = very happy sheep.
A snowy farm morning, one quiet moment at a time ❄ A snowy farm morning, one quiet moment at a time ❄️

Warm puff pancakes and berries
Fresh eggs gathered through the snow
Sheep with frosted noses
Paths we shovel knowing they won’t stay
Cocoa, blankets, and cuddly dogs

These are the days I want to remember.
I think some of us were made for a slower life. N I think some of us were made for a slower life.

Not an easy one. Not a perfect one.

But one where coffee is poured slowly, children are heard throughout the house, hands are busy, and beauty is noticed in ordinary days.

I don’t think this longing is accidental.

I think it’s a remembering. 🤍

Does anyone else feel it too?
One of the first things you learn with animals is One of the first things you learn with animals is that they run on loops.

Feed. Water. Check. Repeat.

When those loops are solid, everything feels calmer; for them and for me.

I’m realizing how much of homesteading (and homemaking) is just paying attention to the rhythms that already exist and choosing to support them, not reinvent or force them.

#homesteadlife #homesteadrhythms #simpleliving
#slowhomestead #seasonalliving
I’ve never thought about homemaking in terms of lo I’ve never thought about homemaking in terms of loops before.
But thinking this way has quietly changed how I move through my days - how things get done, and how I respond when they don’t.

Loops are helping me finish things and stop spiraling when I fall behind...

This way of thinking is new to me- I’m wondering if it is for you too.

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Archives for June 2024

How to Line Dry Clothes: A Homemaker’s Guide to Eco-Friendly Laundry

June 28, 2024

We’ve lived here at the farmhouse for over 3 years now with no AC (yes, by choice), and that has meant getting creative to help beat the heat in the summer. I learned pretty quick how to line dry clothes because a dryer can really heat up the house fast! Not only does it help…

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How to Revive your Old Couch: a Charming Makeover with Doilies

June 12, 2024

We all have that one piece of furniture that’s seen better days but holds a special place in our hearts (or our wallets.) For me, it’s my old ratty plaid couch. It’s been through countless movie nights, toddler tumbles, and maybe a few too many snack mishaps (there’s a reason we stopped allowing snacking in…

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Welcome to The Sleepy Hollow Homestead : a home centered lifestyle blog

I'm Heather - a wife and stay at home mama of 3. I'm on a journey to thrive at home & cultivate a home-centered life. Join our young homesteading family of four as we start a Zone 6 garden in Indiana, turn our aging 80 acre farm into a sustainable homestead using permaculture and regenerative agricultural practices, and DIY our 1865 Colonial revival Farmhouse into the home of our dreams. Along the way we're going to DIY, garden, cook from scratch, learn to be frugal, homeschool, thrift, eat healthier, and learn to really enjoy this thing called life.
I'm thriving after a rectovaginal fistula and am passionate about physiological childbirth.
Grab a cup of coffee or tea, and get cozy: I'm so glad you're here! Thanks for visiting!

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