by Kelli Donley | Nov 5, 2008 | CAOK, Correspondence, Happy Hippie, Journal
Yesterday I received another pretty incredible stroke of kindness from the craft world. KatyRenee had a contest a while back on her blog and I won. I was able to select an image and she said she’d whip something up for me. Of course, I looked to my creative idol...
by Kelli Donley | Nov 4, 2008 | Journal, Kitchen Talk, Politico
Whole wheat tortilla, black beans, spinach, tomatoes, Colleen’s spicy tomato chutney, and quinoa — health wrapped in happiness. This is the dinner I ate the night I voted for America’s first African-American President. I know one day I’m going...
by Kelli Donley | Nov 3, 2008 | Arizona, Photography
Dee and I cruised around the Arizona Center yesterday, enjoying the warm November weather and our time together. She just got a fancy new camera and wanted some pointers. Little did she know my only advice would be, “Shoot a lot. Delete the ones you don’t...
by Kelli Donley | Nov 2, 2008 | Domestic Art, Journal, June Cleaver, Kitchen Talk
Thanks to Colleen and her fabulous recipe for Portuguese Sweet Bread, my home currently smells like heaven. Truly, I’m such a lover of food that I really do think heaven very well smell like a bakery. This bread takes a bit of time and care, as any great recipe...
by Kelli Donley | Nov 1, 2008 | Happy Hippie, Journal
Yesterday Carl called to see if there would be anyway I could help him out in a pinch: he had his 3-year-old daughter P for the afternoon and needed to go into work. Would I mind spending time with her? Are you kidding me? Look how cute this kid is, especially in her...
by Kelli Donley | Oct 31, 2008 | CAOK, Domestic Art, Journal, Kitchen Talk
Ikea, Martha Stewart, Target. Thoughtful gifts from friends, feeding my cooking frenzy. If I have a kitchen fetish, it’s bowls. Maybe the word fetish is too strong, since my affection for bowls is not all that comparable to anything you’d be likely to find...
by Kelli Donley | Oct 30, 2008 | CAOK, Domestic Art, Get Fit, Goals, Happy Hippie, Journal
This truly is the week of focus. It’s working! Not only did I get that market bag done and wrapped, I started reading a new book for NaNoWriMo and got a fair amount of plotting done for novel #2 this morning. I did not, however, swim. I’ve got to do...
by Kelli Donley | Oct 29, 2008 | Get Fit, Goals, Good to Great, Journal, Kitchen Talk
Dinner: spaghetti squash with sauteed veggies, tomato sauce and a tiny glass of red wine. With enough left over to fill the new lunch box. I actually like spaghetti squash considerably more than spaghetti. I’ll take my carbs in bagel form, thankyouverymuch....
by Kelli Donley | Oct 28, 2008 | Arizona, CAOK, Community, Happy Hippie, Journal
Delaney mentioned the other day that she wanted to learn how to kayak. I’ve been spending more time with her sister Madison and not as much with her, so I thought this would be the perfect chance to balance things out. Elaina and Nick have a kayak and huge...
by Kelli Donley | Oct 27, 2008 | Domestic Art, Get Fit, Goals, Good to Great, Journal
Tea towels for upcoming sewing projects. I drive/bike by an elementary school each morning near my office. The marquis message changes each Monday, featuring a new life skill they are teaching for that week. This week: “effort.” In the past, the lessons...
