by Kelli Donley | Nov 26, 2010 | Arizona, Celebrate!, Kitchen Talk
Like a bird. The cinnamon rolls, pre-icing. I didn’t have a chance to eat one, but the reviews were good and they made my home smell like Christmas. And pumpkin pie! I don’t like pie. So I didn’t eat any of this either. But hot damn, I was so...
by Kelli Donley | Nov 24, 2010 | CAOK, Celebrate!, Domestic Art
My friend Shanlee asked for a bag in “fall colors” and I couldn’t think of anyone I’d rather sew something for. Shan and her husband Tom are part of my surrogate parent network in Phoenix — regularly inviting me over for dinner, checking...
by Kelli Donley | Nov 23, 2010 | Celebrate!, Domestic Art
Have you seen that insurance commercial where the pig in the back seat of the car is screaming “weeeeee!” all the way home? Not to invite the pig references during a week when I will wear stretchy pants to any occasion I can manage, but weeeeeeee! To play...
by Kelli Donley | Nov 22, 2010 | Celebrate!, Community, Earth Mama
This is the very first orange produced at the Asbury Community Garden. I hope it is the first of thousands that will grow to feed hungry folk in central Phoenix and elsewhere. I am so very, very pleased this tiny community project now has 75 trees, with 9 more on...
by Kelli Donley | Nov 19, 2010 | Arizona, Celebrate!, Journal
So, not to be too much of a corporate hack that drinks the Kool-Aid, but I attended a Fresh & Easy event last night for a handful of media folk in the Valley, and while I’d love to come at this review without a bias — no such luck. It was so, so great....
by Kelli Donley | Nov 18, 2010 | Domestic Art, Handmade goods, Happy Hippie
Are you a Simon and Garfunkel fan? I grew up in a home that worshiped the likes of Prince, George Clinton and some lady named Apollonia. We never, ever listened to hair bands (which is why to this day I don’t understand the Bon Jovi fascination of many of my...
by Kelli Donley | Nov 16, 2010 | Media
The Disappearing Spoon – This was a book club selection (my choice) and I loved it. It honored my inner geek. It’s the nonfiction look at the history of the periodic table and let me just say, the review couldn’t have been more timely. I competed in...
by Kelli Donley | Nov 15, 2010 | Domestic Art, Earth Mama
Precisely, it now grows tomatoes. In November. Say it with me: booyah! ~K P.S. If you need a little Monday morning pick-me-up, treat yourself to some Andrew Bird. Whistling awesomeness.
by Kelli Donley | Nov 14, 2010 | Kitchen Talk, Recipes
Stuffed Acorn Squash Servings:6 Ingredients: 3 acorn squash — halved, seeds removed, placed flesh side down on a cookie sheet 1 tablespoon olive oil 3 cloves of garlic, peeled 1 cup of black beans 6 tablespoons of goat cheese 1 can of diced tomatoes 1 pinch of...
by Kelli Donley | Nov 10, 2010 | Faith
I spent this morning running with two friends rambling about how angry I became yesterday reading the most recent ” Interpreter.” This is a bimonthly magazine published by the United Methodist Church and sent to members nationally. To be honest, it...
