by Kelli Donley | Mar 11, 2010 | Arizona, Community, Kitchen Talk
Talked some friends into joining me for dinner this week at Gallo Blanco. If you live in Phoenix and haven’t made it in for a meal yet, andale! The food is great, the staff is kind and the atmosphere is eclectic. The fish tacos, in particular, are my favorite....
by Kelli Donley | Mar 10, 2010 | Celebrate!, Community, Domestic Art
I’m hosting a small brunch in a couple weeks to celebrate Easter. These invitations are what spurred the idea. My take is less colorful, but inspired. I’ve had my eye on the bird stamp for a while. Now, to hunt down some champagne glasses, table cloths and...
by Kelli Donley | Mar 8, 2010 | Faith, Good to Great
Yesterday, our sermon was focused on compassion. The minister — Jeff — said compassion is often confused for charity or pity. Really, compassion is trying to understand the other side and find similarities, not providing platitudes or feeling superior by...
by Kelli Donley | Mar 3, 2010 | Journal
Angel food cake for the golfer in the guest room*; Matty starts a new tournament today. Go Pink Golfer Go! Current Mind Candy List: ~A friend of a friend has a book coming out this week that looks pretty fantastic. I’m all for supporting new novelists, and hope...
by Kelli Donley | Mar 1, 2010 | Good to Great, Journal, yoga
I’ve been spending a lot of steamy time lately with a certain hot Indian. Not to be too politically correct, but the way my heart races! The fluttering in my stomach! The sweat pouring off my shaking frame! That Bikram yoga challenge* is, in all seriousness,...
by Kelli Donley | Mar 1, 2010 | Domestic Art, Recipes, Sew Along
Okay Finny, the winner for the February project has to be KraftyKraut’s bat bag. Love the way she made it from a t-shirt and what in the world is the prop that’s holding it? KK — shoot me an email and I’ll send off your prize! Although a close...
by Kelli Donley | Feb 28, 2010 | Domestic Art, handmade, Sew Along
Fin, By the hair on my chinny chin chin, I got both of these projects completed this weekend. To be honest, I loved the cauliflower recipe. I love veggies just about anyway you give them to me. I went to an international dinner party of sorts last night, hosted by a...
by Kelli Donley | Feb 25, 2010 | Arizona, Flora and Fauna, Happy Hippie
I’ve been volunteering with the Phoenix Permaculture Guild for about a year. Basically, we are a group who love to garden. Otherwise, our views and backgrounds couldn’t vary more. One of the men I often sit with at our meetings is a gazillionaire...
by Kelli Donley | Feb 24, 2010 | Domestic Art, handmade
Used this handy little tutorial last night, during a much needed crafty meeting of the minds with Kara, to create a bit of accessory love. I’m thinking of making a string of these on a long ribbon belt to be worn with spring dresses, as shown in the link. But...
by Kelli Donley | Feb 23, 2010 | Arizona, Good to Great, Public Health
I spent Saturday working in Nogales, Arizona. It has a variety of economic and health issues — none unique to this border town. Nogales, Sonora — just across the imaginary line — is regularly plagued with disease that you rarely hear of in the US....
