For several years, I have lurked on other people's sites as they went through the Sewing With A Plan (SWAP) contest offered each year. As a fun puzzle exercise, I would try to put together a collection to sew using the rules outlined for each year but never had any serious intentions of entering the actual conte…
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We've all read articles on the benefits of minimalism or controlling the number of material possessions we own. Obviously, opinions vary regarding how far to take all of it and which areas of life to apply it to. I do not claim to be an expert on this topic, but I feel like I'm gaining a better appreciation …
I have not been posting much in the last month. Life has just been so hectic and busy. And, I am tired… really tired. One of the things Beloved keeps telling me is that I do not rest enough on the weekends and in my heart, I know he is right. I usually spend my weekends working full speed ahead on some project…

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Hi and welcome to Grasshopper Homestead. I live in East Texas in the rural countryside with my beloved husband and a menagerie of pets and farm animals. A lifelong fascination with learning about the way things used to be is the inspiration behind my efforts to step back in time in little ways each day. A lover of the simple country life, I am creative, industrious, introspective, and a sucker for a flea market. Join me as I aspire to create a vintage country life.
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DAILY EVENING ROUTINE
1. Bathe or shower
2. Select clothes for the next day
3. Into bed & lights out by 9 p.m., 9:30 at the latest
DAILY MORNING ROUTINE
1. Wake up with alarm at 4 a.m.
2. Get dressed.
3. Fix face, do hair.
4. Wake J & R up by 5 a.m.
5. Cook breakfast
6. Make bed before leaving.
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The Shadow Rising
by Robert Jordan
by Robert Jordan