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Grasshopper Homestead is for the woman who feels drawn to the wisdom of the past, but still has to live faithfully in the responsibilities of the present. Here, we recover old-fashioned homemaking skills, simple household routines, pantry wisdom, rural living principles, and Christian rhythms of stewardship — not to recreate another era, but to build a steadier, more peaceful, more capable home today. This is a place for women who want to slow the hurry, reduce the overwhelm, and cultivate a home that is rooted in grace and ready for real life.

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6:00 AM

New Additions to the Garden

In yesterday's post, I mentioned some plants I had added to the garden.  Here are some photos. I added Thrift (Creeping Phlox) to the flower bed on the east side of the walk to match the one on the west side. I added two clumps of dianthus to bring in some lovely pink color. I planted this Litho…
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12:08 PM

Gardener's Journal: April 13, 2014

Keeping a gardening journal is an excellent way to record events in the garden, such as bloom times, weather patterns, and plant performance.  I have decided to record these entries on Sundays, since the majority of my gardening occurs on the weekends and Sunday will be a good day to wrap up everything that happened i…
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1:50 PM

Becoming a Wardrobe Architect

As many of you know from my past posts on capsule wardrobes , I have been struggling to build a useful wardrobe that meets all of my needs but most importantly, feels like me.  I have continued to become more disenchanted with the merchandise available in the stores, due to inferior quality, poor fit, and currently av…
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8:31 AM

Kitchen Remodel, Part 5

Another update on the kitchen progress.   The crown moulding and refrigerator cabinet have been painted.  The dining room door casing also has one coat on it. The scalloped apron, shelves and window have been painted, too. Do you remember the tongue and groove paneling I salvaged from behind the ran…
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11:49 AM

Kitchen Remodel, Part 4

I am back today to share more of the kitchen progress. New 4-1/4" crown moulding has been installed.  I just love this stuff!  I have added it to each room I have remodeled.  It really dresses things up, like icing on the cake.  The refrigerator cabinet has been installed as well. The scallope…
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12:54 PM

Kitchen Remodel, Part 3

I know it has been awhile since I posted progress of the kitchen.  Between actually doing the work and some business travel that came up, I have not had much time for posting.  I have been trying to take pictures along the way, though, so I'll share the progress over the next few days. One of the first things…
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10:17 AM

Kitchen Remodel, Part 2

Let the destruction begin!   To make room for a new Ventahood, the old one was torn out, along with the cabinet above it.  The new Ventahood must be installed at a higher elevation than the old one, so we will be building a new cabinet to accommodate that requirement. Notice the scrap of original wallpaper.…
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