by Kelli Donley | Jun 5, 2009 | Arizona, Happy Hippie, Journal
I took a break from the heat and escaped to northern Arizona for the day, stirring up trouble in my old college haunts. Such as La Bellavia, where they serve the very best pancakes in the world. (Swedish, with blueberries and applesauce) And downtown, where I could...
by Kelli Donley | Jun 4, 2009 | Domestic Art, Happy Hippie, Homebody, Journal, Media
So I was wondering how I could get internet in my home. Eventually I looked online and found sites like satellite internet now which really appealed to me. I had been thinking to myself for a really long time that I really ought to jump on this internet band wagon,...
by Kelli Donley | Jun 4, 2009 | Journal
Remember when I talked about taking a broken sewing needle in the throat and wishing for a new machine? My mom wasn’t just reading, she’d already bought one and had it stashed away. That incredible woman sent it back to Phoenix this weekend with some...
by Kelli Donley | Jun 3, 2009 | Journal, Media
I haven’t been reading much lately. To be honest, I’ve been a bit out of sorts. Since Easter, the television came back on, junk food showed up in the pantry and a battle with anxiety began. I’ve started running again, knowing the exercise pumps...
by Kelli Donley | Jun 2, 2009 | Community, Journal, Politico, Public Health
Admiring the perfection of nature last night while cooking… I was in a meeting this morning discussing the AmeriCorps Vista program — which puts incredibly community-minded folks in volunteer opportunities with nonprofits and other groups nationally...
by Kelli Donley | Jun 1, 2009 | Domestic Art, Happy Hippie, Journal, Sew Along
Finny, Remember when you took this pic in Yellowstone after we read that now famous wolf t-shirt review on Amazon? I should have bought the shirt. I totally could be grocery shopping on a scooter, riding sideways. I am not going to lie, I really wish we were back in...
by Kelli Donley | May 31, 2009 | Domestic Art, handmade, Journal
Have you ever read the book, or seen the movie, “Como Agua Para Chocolate?” It’s one of those stories that stays with you for ages. Specifically, I love the thought of emotion being transferred into creative works — in this case, food. The main...
by Kelli Donley | May 29, 2009 | Domestic Art, Journal, Kitchen Talk
Today’s dream is to be studying in Alice Water’s kitchen by day and gardening in her organic fields by night. I’d be begging David Tanis to teach me all he knows and watching the people flow in and out of Chez Panisse in Berkeley. One day. Today, in...
by Kelli Donley | May 28, 2009 | Faith, Journal
I have a fundraiser I’m coordinating this weekend. It is magical to watch pieces of a destined puzzle come together: the musicians, dance troupe, food, wine and location were all donated. We have more than 80 people attending and I have a fabulous new cocktail...
by Kelli Donley | May 27, 2009 | Domestic Art, Journal
I recently found this poem by Marge Piercy: “To Be of Use” The people I love the best jump into work head first without dallying in the shallows and swim off with sure strokes almost out of sight. They seem to become natives of that element, the black...
