by Kelli Donley | May 15, 2009 | Happy Hippie, Journal, Travel
The road trip after landing in Billings was a sugar-fueled 120 miles. Apparently we all have vacation mode that means lots of Diet Coke and Red Vines. Thankfully, our little room in Gardiner is as amazing as you can imagine, overlooking the Yellowstone River. Kayakers...
by Kelli Donley | May 15, 2009 | CAOK, Domestic Art, handmade, Happy Hippie, Journal
Rebecca and Matt are having their first baby any day now and you can feel the excitement in our group. Mini’s three boys and Shay’s sweet girl were met with equal enthusiasm. I cannot describe how fun it is to be a part of this. Bec’s been my...
by Kelli Donley | May 14, 2009 | Journal
About Oulipo: it’s short for “Ouvroir de Littérature Potentielle”. “Un ouvroir” is a place where women met to do needlework in the old times but it suggests also more generally a place where people work together, sharing projects and...
by Kelli Donley | May 13, 2009 | CAOK, Domestic Art, handmade, Journal
My one giant flaw with sewing is I my spacial abilities are quite poor. Sizing isn’t my forte. My grandfather once received an apron that went to his toes and wrapped around him nearly twice. I knit those once in style One Skein Wonders for a dozen friends for...
by Kelli Donley | May 12, 2009 | Domestic Art, handmade, Journal, Kitchen Talk
I made sourdough from scratch for the first time this weekend, using an Emeril recipe for the starter. My home smelled like a brewery within a couple hours. This yeasty bread sounded, but ended up way to hard. When recipes call for a fancy kitchen mixer with a bread...
by Kelli Donley | May 11, 2009 | Uncategorized
Bowling wrapped this weekend, with our team some how taking the league championships. That’s right — I’ve got a bowling trophy on my desk. While the sheer joy of winning was worth attending, watching Rebecca bowl 9 months pregnant was truly oh-my-God...
by Kelli Donley | May 10, 2009 | Happy Hippie, Journal
I wandered Baker’s Nursery yesterday with Greg, checking out the squash, herbs, peppers and flowers begging to be taken home and planted before the incredible heat gets even hotter. It was an aesthetic overload — so many bright colors, odd shapes, varying...
by Kelli Donley | May 9, 2009 | Domestic Art, handmade, Journal
25 tote bags completed for Susie Ribbon tie sundress for Delaney ~K
by Kelli Donley | May 8, 2009 | Domestic Art, handmade, Journal
* Michelle Obama has very quickly become one of my favorite women in the news. I read an article about her the other day; when they say their dinner prayer she asks each person to mention a “rose and a thorn.” You can skip the thorn part, but the rose is...
by Kelli Donley | May 7, 2009 | Happy Hippie, Journal, Media
During a morning walk through the garden, watering the plants and thinking of the day ahead, I found myself wrapped in the words of Rumi. Stay bewildered in God, and only that. Those of you who are scattered, simplify your worrying lives. There is one righteousness:...
