by Kelli Donley | Sep 8, 2010 | Journal, Media
The No Vampire Book Club is reading Let the Great World Spin for September. I’ve never read anything by Colum McCann and I haven’t been this delighted to find an author since being introduced to Brady Udall’s work. McCann’s storytelling is so...
by Kelli Donley | Sep 7, 2010 | Domestic Art, Kitchen Talk
Spent Labor day doing anything but. Instead, we feasted. Lemon rosemary cookies, banana walnut bread, walnut pesto. Not to be greedy, but I’d like to order up another three-day weekend please. Now. ~K
by Kelli Donley | Sep 5, 2010 | Domestic Art, Homebody, June Cleaver, Kitchen Talk
Juliann, Jennie and I got together yesterday to try out Juliann’s new pasta attachment on le KitchenAid. Several hours, many laughs and a couple of bottles of wine later… Delicioso! This was actually so much fun, it almost made me reconsider my...
by Kelli Donley | Sep 4, 2010 | Domestic Art, handmade
I spent time this week recharging my creative batteries in the aisle of a giant corporate bookstore, surrounded by newly published guides to knitting, paper craft and sewing. I took many notes, including how to stamp with fabric paint + use iron on decals. These are...
by Kelli Donley | Sep 3, 2010 | Domestic Art, Journal, Media
I’ve been MIA this week, according to my dear Mini. I turned in my “final” edits for the novel after finding typos here and there in the first edition. Afterward, I thankfully pushed my laptop away for a bit. It’s been push push PUSH for quite...
by Kelli Donley | Aug 31, 2010 | Domestic Art, Sew Along
Finny, First, may I just wish you a belated birthday? How was it? I hope your package of birthday goodies from Arizona have arrived and that you were spoiled rotten with gin + tonics, fancy yarn, new gardening tools, running gear, time with your Bubba and time in...
by Kelli Donley | Aug 30, 2010 | handmade, Journal
I’m working on a wedding quilt for Matt + Mariah. My mom helped get it started when she recently visited. Instead of a traditional wedding registry book, they had guests sign squares we’d cut for the event. Slowly, these squares are transforming into...
by Kelli Donley | Aug 27, 2010 | Journal
I think tenacious + clever are two of my most favorite adjectives. Let’s be honest, who wouldn’t like to be a little more of each? In complimenting a friend this week, I noted she was both and meant it. Surrounding ourselves with the right people —...
by Kelli Donley | Aug 26, 2010 | Arizona, Celebrate!, Journal
I know, I know. Another book post. We’ll get back to the knitting, cooking, traveling and the such soon. I need a couple more days of enjoying the after-glow. Amanda — who edited the novel and took the back cover photo — also took a gorgeous...
by Kelli Donley | Aug 25, 2010 | Arizona, Celebrate!, Goals
Did you notice last night was a full moon? Couldn’t have been coincidence. The “Under the Same Moon” signing brought more than a 100 of my friends and family under one roof, too. I honestly couldn’t believe how many people were there — my...
