On a land far away… Ok just kidding but truly let me tell you about one LONG Friday night we had about a month ago… We had all gone to bed, just a calm night in the trailer when about twelve something in the morning we heard a crash, saw some lights flash and I…
Category: Farm Life
Wrapping Up Summer
It’s so hard to believe that summer is over in just a few short weeks and it’s back to the school life routine. Some of which has already started since Jaz is doing soccer this fall and now that he’s in High School (WHAT! High School!!). I knew several months ago that we were going…
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…





