To a southerner, cornbread is essential. In my parents' and grandparents' time, it was cooked and served almost daily, far more often than regular bread made from wheat flour. This recipe is my favorite. It is naturally gluten-free and is as easy to make as opening a package of cornbread mix from the st…
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Here is another UFO (unfinished object) that is finally complete! I knitted this garment using the free Cable Panel Vest (#L0634) pattern available online from Lion Brand Yarn. The yarn is Lion Brand Wool-Ease worsted in the Blush Heather colorway. This sweater vest was my first attempt at cables and I am very ple…
Painting parties have become popular lately. I have now attended three and the painting above is my latest accomplishment. It is very fitting for Halloween, don't you think? I have always been very artistic and creative but painting has eluded me. My art teachers in school focused more on drawing and other…

Source According to folklore, the seeds within the fruit of the humble American Persimmon tree ( Diospyros virginiana ) are supposed to predict the coming winter. My grandparents gathered persimmons from trees growing in the wild around their home each fall. After enjoying the delicious flesh of the fruit, th…
This past weekend, I mixed up my homemade laundry detergent. I once had someone ask me why I would take the trouble to do that when I could just grab a bottle or box off the shelf. This individual had a valid point. However, I originally started it because it made me feel close to my ancestors and the ways of old. …
It feels really good to finally finish this project! Earlier this year, a coworker had a baby and this stuffed rabbit is my gift to her. I think it will make a nice stuffed toy or pillow. I used Bernat Baby Jacquards yarn in the Easter Basket colorway. The pattern came on the yarn label but is also available f…
There's nothing like warm, cheesy potatoes to satisfy a comfort food craving. This recipe is super easy and a guaranteed crowd pleaser. It can be doubled or tripled as needed to serve the crowd at hand. The amounts below serve one to two. Easy Au Gratin Potatoes 1 large potato, scrubbed 1 c. milk 1 T. co…

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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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