by Kelli Donley | Aug 31, 2008 | Domestic Art, Journal, Kitchen Talk
Appetizer: Roasted garlic hummus, crudites Main course: roasted lemon chicken Broccoflower and saffron rice Dessert: Man catcher brownies Although they are currently being eaten as an appetizer. And I just had to describe why I was taking photos of the food. Yep,...
by Kelli Donley | Aug 31, 2008 | Domestic Art, Happy Hippie, June Cleaver, Kitchen Talk, Recipes, Recycle, Reduce, Reuse
So, you are going celebrating a three-day fabulous summer weekend with a BBQ. May I make a suggestion? Take an hour while the meat is marinating, the beer is cooling and the cake is in the oven to make homemade BBQ sauce. This is a family recipe that I can promise BBQ...
by Kelli Donley | Aug 29, 2008 | Faith, Goals, Journal
What inspires you? Is it a color? A scent? Scene, food, person, artist, material? Depending on my mood, I am often inspired, or in spirit, thanks to a combination of these. This week, it’s been the weather, for one. Evening storms have been bombing the Valley...
by Kelli Donley | Aug 28, 2008 | Domestic Art, Journal, Kitchen Talk
I’ve got two house guests arriving tomorrow who will be staying with me for a bit. The father & son pair arrive from central Africa and Australia (respectively) within a few hours of each other. I don’t know them well, but I do know they are guys and...
by Kelli Donley | Aug 27, 2008 | Correspondence, Domestic Art, Goals, Journal
I’ve got about a dozen posts running around upstairs. To wrap up a few loose ends from the last couple of weeks: Timely and fantastic health care-package from Ms. Colleen. ~My meeting with the nutritionist was fantastic. She is accepting new clients and if you...
by Kelli Donley | Aug 26, 2008 | Get Fit, Goals, Happy Hippie, Journal, Reduce
Call me a sucker, but lookie what I just bought: May I present, Ms. Olive Oil. Aptly named because she is a mean, green, healthy machine. We’ll just call her Olive for short. Holy guacamole! Isn’t she lovely? Granted, she’s not a Townie and I’m...
by Kelli Donley | Aug 26, 2008 | Get Fit, Happy Hippie, Journal, Reduce
I’ve been dreaming of buying a new bike. I gave Esme away because the fit wasn’t right and after spending weeks of my life on Ruby, I wasn’t willing to ride with a cramped bike. Riding Ruby to work isn’t practical for a dozen reasons, namely...
by Kelli Donley | Aug 25, 2008 | Domestic Art, Journal, June Cleaver
A simple cloth napkin turned apron with some stamped initial cards for a new bride. What bride doesn’t want to use her new name? Mrs. Bradley J. Boner, that’s who. I went to college with BJ Boner and I hear through the grapevine he is happily married these...
by Kelli Donley | Aug 24, 2008 | Domestic Art, Happy Hippie, Kitchen Talk, Recycle, Reuse
The first jars of renewal project requires a bit of time to prepare — hence its place in the lineup. The December 2007 issue of Sunset magazine featured a myriad of ideas on what to do with all those lemons us living in the southwestern US would soon be seeing....
by Kelli Donley | Aug 23, 2008 | Domestic Art, Goals, Journal, Kitchen Talk, Uncategorized
I’m working all weekend at a leadership retreat and spent much of the last week preparing for this event. With a dozen other young leaders from Tempe, we’ll spend the next two days focused on how to best work together to improve the well-being of...
