“Our Humble Hideaway, at the top of a hill, through meadows and woods and all our dreams come true.”
It started with my dreams of a simple life...
I'm Ashley, a photographer, creator, dreamer & gardener.
So much life has been lived since the birth of this website & blog. We purchased Our Humble Hideaway in 2015. Shortly after that we started trying to grow our family. After suffering multiple miscarriages and 2 years of infertility, I found myself needing an escape. I needed a distraction. I needed an outlet. So, I started this blog to share our home renovations, and our journey to grow our family.
We’ve since had two boys, survived a pandemic, and a cancer diagnosis.
My grandparents spent the better half of their lives building and restoring their farmhouse in the Ohio countryside. I spent weekends on their land playing in the creek, running through fields, riding quads and tractors, and eating home cooked meals made by my beloved grandmother. For as long as I can remember, I knew I wanted that life for myself and my future family. We’ve spent the last 8 years turning this property into our dream. Our boys play in the woods, run through flower fields, and stomp through the creek, and I can’t think of a better way to grow up. We are immensely grateful for every opportunity we have had to create this oasis.
When I was diagnosed with breast cancer in July of 2022, everything changed. My perspective on life, my priorities, and where I wanted to spend my time and energy. I knew my career was going to change forever. I am still in recovery, I am still learning who I am now, but what I know for sure, is I want to spend my days with my family, amongst the flowers, here at home. So, if you are here, know that you are here to see the real me. I am part photographer/entrepreneur, part flower grower, part home maker, & full time survivor, mom and wife. I have hopes and dreams to show up authentically in every avenue of my life, and lean into my true passions. This is a landing space for all of those things.
Living here has been a dream come true. Renovating our home, planting flowers, building our barn and greenhouse, raising our family amongst all this beauty, and turning this land into our oasis has been the greatest joy of my life.
