Now to the fun part! DESIGN!! I have loved all facets of design and art for years. Artistic genes run on both sides of my family and I’ve dabbled here and there with art so the transition to graphic design, visual art or even home decor design has come a little natural. Over the years…
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How to move forward…
What are we going to do with this family farmhouse?? Well to answer that question, let’s talk briefly about what we looked into for options… (Heads up this post could be a little long, it was a really big long drawn out decision) Let’s preface this whole conversation that when we started this, looking at…
The Construction of Elevated
In May 2022 we were camping with some friends who own a few local businesses including a construction company. We got into a ton of conversations about being self employed, construction trade and the needs in the Yamhill County area. Josh wasn’t entirely loving his career choice at the time working at McMinnville Water &…
Farm Projects Over the Years
A few projects have been accomplished in the last 9 years of living at the farm. Here’s a few highlights… When I moved into the farm, there was a few things I wanted of fix or update or that flat needed it. One of them was the bathroom counters. The main bathroom was yellow and…
Farm Animals… Kinda!
As you remember from the first post, I had gotten a kitten not long after moving in. Raven really is the first pet (besides fish growing up) that I had raised and have had for a significant amount of time. Raven has become a little high maintenance and didn’t really like it when we got…
Welcome to Acres Away
Let’s do some quick introductions… I’m Leslie Zook (formerly Banke), and you are… AWESOME! Thanks for checking out my blog. I am so excited that you are here! Hopefully stay and you enjoy the Journey with us as we live life, remodel a family farmhouse, run a business, and survive it all!! A little backstory…





