by Kelli Donley | May 26, 2009 | Arizona, Domestic Art, Earth Mama, Happy Hippie
Blurry photos, but you get the idea. Matty currently looks like Elmer Fudd, walking around with a broom (in lieu of a gun), shaking it at anything that moves near the garden. I’ve also decided next year I need about 15 tomato plants instead of 4. I’m not...
by Kelli Donley | May 25, 2009 | Domestic Art, Good to Great, Journal
Far from perfect, but the journey was educational. This pattern kicked my ass. What a wonderful weekend this has been; another gorgeous baby born to a Ya Ya — Emerson Louise, 8 pounds, 21 inches! Rebecca is the gladiator of labor and her husband couldn’t...
by Kelli Donley | May 24, 2009 | Domestic Art, Journal, Kitchen Talk, Media
I was in charge of the dinner: Strawberry salad Brie and berries Slow roasted tomatoes (I didn’t get a roasted photo, but let me say, I’ll be making these again. Simple cooking at its very best!) Rack of lamb Chocolate cake — which didn’t come...
by Kelli Donley | May 23, 2009 | Domestic Art, handmade, Happy Hippie, Sew Along
Dear Finny McFinberg, So, remember last weekend when I was bugging you to help me with some freezer paper/stencil/paint ideas for our embellished t-shirt May sew along project? You looked at me from the moon and responded, “Um, I just cut out some fabric and...
by Kelli Donley | May 22, 2009 | Domestic Art, Goals, handmade, Journal, Sew Along
The other day I mentioned I’d like to learn how to sew a dress. In my mind, this is the Everest of craft — creating something that fits and that I’d like to wear. The two wrap skirts I’ve conquered are hills in comparison, and considering the...
by Kelli Donley | May 21, 2009 | Community, Domestic Art, Happy Hippie, Journal, Kitchen Talk
I had a few friends over for dinner last night. I planned the meal around what could come out of the garden; it wasn’t entirely local or in season, but I’m doing the best with what I can grow. We had spinach salad with toasted pine nuts, pears, tomatoes...
by Kelli Donley | May 20, 2009 | Happy Hippie, Journal
Like minds I am feeling a bit redundant around here lately; gardening! sewing! cooking! happiness! — plus the occasional buffalo. It dawned on me yesterday how foreign I’m feeling in this culture; also, this is why the craft/travel/cooking/faith blog...
by Kelli Donley | May 19, 2009 | Journal
I am very happy to be home. I love adventuring, but what sweet satisfaction there is to clean pajamas and your own pillow after a long day of travel. I was even happier to be greeted at the front door by vines full of red, ripe tomatoes. The garden has accepted the...
by Kelli Donley | May 17, 2009 | Happy Hippie, Journal, Travel
The fastest way to find wildlife in Yellowstone is to first locate the gaggle of humans. This rare specie will more than likely have a camera way too powerful for their own good, a giant RV, and potentially be wearing Hello Kitty (which I didn’t realize they...
by Kelli Donley | May 16, 2009 | Happy Hippie, Journal, Travel
My breakfast vs. Shelley’s. Are you kidding me? A day in Yellowstone and all you are having an English muffin? Bring on the carbs. And the eggs. And the smiley. (Jess ate the pork.) The Roosevelt Gate at the entry of the park. A sign of the great things to come...
