by Kelli Donley | Jan 3, 2009 | Celebrate!, Correspondence, Domestic Art, Journal
I’ve been waiting for the last gifts to be gifted and received to post the projects I made for the holidays. Cigar Box turned Correspondence Kit for Colleen With much thanks to Kinchie for nudging me along to get this done and helping with the details! Tea Towel...
by Kelli Donley | Jan 2, 2009 | Journal, Media
Books: I gave up sometime during 2008 in blogging about the books I was reading. I’m not sure why, but I’m back on the media blogging motivation train. I just finished “Ask Now the Beasts” which came as a gift from a fellow blogger. It is a...
by Kelli Donley | Jan 1, 2009 | Domestic Art, Goals, Journal, Sew Along
Dear Fin, Did you ever think two years ago when we both fell head over seam ripper for Amy Butler’s In Stitches that we’d be here, organizing our third sew-along? Me either. But here we are and while there have been some bummer projects, for the most part...
by Kelli Donley | Jan 1, 2009 | Get Fit, Goals, Good to Great
2008 was a banner year. While I didn’t buy that house (thanks economy!) or get the dog, I did create a garden, feed friends regularly at community dinners and flew past my goal of reading 40 books. I’m not necessarily any more financially secure this year...
by Kelli Donley | Dec 30, 2008 | Africa, Journal
Gray is one of Mini’s sons and one of my very favorite people on earth. I can’t tell you how much I adore her kids. This one in particular always seems to make me laugh. Today, he says that if you have an extra second, you should check out Mozi...
by Kelli Donley | Dec 30, 2008 | Domestic Art, Journal, Kitchen Talk
I’m making my 2009 resolution list, crossing off ideas, writing others in permanent marker and dreaming about the future. While my dream home varies from beach-front to mountain-top, the one constant is a nice kitchen with a giant garden to keep it well-fed. I...
by Kelli Donley | Dec 29, 2008 | Celebrate!, Journal
We ate so much food during our Christmas break, by the time the official meal rolled around, we weren’t that hungry. The main culprit? Carmines on Penn. So, so good. Like it makes me wish I lived in Denver so I could have dates take me there regularly kind of...
by Kelli Donley | Dec 26, 2008 | Celebrate!, Domestic Art, Journal, June Cleaver
Knits up beautifully. I wish I knit with such luxurious supplies all the time! ~K
by Kelli Donley | Dec 26, 2008 | Celebrate!, Journal, Kitchen Talk
While I foolishly poured myself a “healthy” bowl of granola and yogurt, the family prepared to dig into a Christmas morning tradition… I only ended up eating half a pan…And I wish I could do it again this morning. If there is one thing that...
by Kelli Donley | Dec 23, 2008 | Celebrate!, Flora and Fauna, Journal
Well, it isn’t necessarily a “pear” tree — my brother is calling it an atheist tree per his “custom” — but it is pretty and we are together to celebrate. Plus, my grandma shipped us a giant box of Harry & David pears, so...
