by Kelli Donley | Mar 21, 2011 | CAOK, Domestic Art
I think giving a loaf of bread as a CAOK gift might be the most appropriate. Breaking of bread. Sharing of loaves. Feeding friends. Plus, homemade bread makes nearly everyone smile. This loaf when to a friend who is interviewing today for a giant job in New York that...
by Kelli Donley | Mar 20, 2011 | Journal
Brunch is one of my favorite ways to catch up with friends on the weekend. Time on the patio, dogs at our feet, plates of eggs, pancakes, fruit, potatoes or even oatmeal — fantastic. The ability to lounge in the mild sun with great conversation and time to relax...
by Kelli Donley | Mar 19, 2011 | Arizona, Journal
Juliann and I jumped at a recent Groupon to take a trapeze class in the east Valley. Fresh off the airplane, I met Julez for the class, more than a bit nervous. What if I got up there and couldn’t make the jump? After seeing Min’s video from the same...
by Kelli Donley | Mar 18, 2011 | Arizona, Kitchen Talk
Food voyeurism — a new photography genre. ~K
by Kelli Donley | Mar 17, 2011 | Journal
For the first time in 30-plus years, I’m not wearing green today and let me tell you — St. Patrick is punishing me. My day started in a New Orleans hotel room. Here for work, with a two hour time difference, I had to be up by 4:30 am Phoenix time to make...
by Kelli Donley | Mar 16, 2011 | Arizona, Celebrate!
Time with Finny at the spa + pool in Scottsdale — heaven. ~K
by Kelli Donley | Mar 15, 2011 | Arizona, Get Fit, Happy Hippie
When you take census of the things you own and the things you are willing to move 1000 miles, you are reminded of who you truly are. Our things, especially those of which we are unwilling to part, define our values. We’ve voted with our wallets. These dishes,...
by Kelli Donley | Mar 14, 2011 | CAOK, Domestic Art, handmade, Happy Hippie
A coworker gave me a garment that she wanted recycled. She’d had the gown custom made with Heather Bailey fabrics and was so sad the end result didn’t work. She didn’t want the fabric to go to waste. Could I make something of it? The Betty Draper...
by Kelli Donley | Mar 13, 2011 | Arizona, Get Fit, Good to Great
This weekend I ran the inaugural Mountain to Fountain 15k with a team of friends, aptly named “Natalie Merchant and the 15k Maniacs.” The race started in the McDowell Mountain State Park and finished at the giant fountain in Fountain Hills. While it was a...
by Kelli Donley | Mar 13, 2011 | Journal
Waking this morning to another BBC broadcast full of panic and sorrow. I’m not sure I’ve ever been so overwhelmed with worry for another country. (Which, let’s be honest. I was born with a fretted brow and am an over-empathazier. Zimbabwe, Sudan,...
