Dressing is my favorite holiday dish. In fact, my family often makes dressing throughout the year, not just at the holidays. It is a convenient way to use bits and pieces, such as leftover cornbread, broth, or that lonely stalk of celery in the vegetable bin. According to my grandmother, there are two keys to maki…
One evening the sun setting in the sky was so lovely I simply had to take pictures! Look! The first star of the night in the top right corner. The modern wiring cannot detract from the beauty to behold. I love these colors: soft, gently diffusing into one another. It is hard to tell when blue stops …
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…
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. …
Lyneisa
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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I am sorry I have been so quiet on the blog lately. I will be posting some updates on the kitchen remodel and garden soon, and I do have a couple of new sewing projects to share as well. For the last month, though…
