by Kelli Donley | Nov 6, 2015 | Writing
One of my online dates was with a tall, attractive Asian man. We met for a cup of coffee and hit it off. He was adopted from Korea into a caucasian American family. His parents did work with orphanages all over the world, and were coincidentally starting to work in...
by Kelli Donley | Nov 5, 2015 | Writing
I think it is easier to laugh at myself, and find the humor in any situation, having dated for 15 years. I like retelling the horror stories and pointing fingers at the dumb men I’ve gone out with. My friends have their own lists of my foibles. But this...
by Kelli Donley | Nov 4, 2015 | Writing
My first big girl job was working for a trade publishing company in downtown Phoenix. I wrote a ton of copy on a ton of topics that no one, not even “industry insiders” ever read. But they paid me to write and I had health insurance. My mother was thrilled...
by Kelli Donley | Nov 3, 2015 | Writing
I tried eHarmony. In truth, by time I’d met Jason, I’d dated men from Match, OK Cupid and eHarmony. I drew the line at Tinder, which was silly considering several of my friends are now dating nice, normal people they met on the notorious hook up site. Some...
by Kelli Donley | Nov 2, 2015 | Writing
When I was 17, I wanted to be the prom queen. Instead, I was the girl who beat the football player in a spirit week Twinkies eating contest. I haven’t eaten one since, nor gained more feminine grace. I’m not an ogre, but I have literally tripped over my own feet, more...
by Kelli Donley | Nov 1, 2015 | Writing
I am horrible at love. I mean, really, really bad at relationships, dating and appropriate levels of emotion. No, this isn’t the predictable post about a woman who had a bad childhood or an abusive father. My parents are lovely people, still happily married. They were...
by Kelli Donley | Oct 29, 2015 | Domestic Art
Otto #2. This is a gift for baby Wall #3. I’m calling her Tres for now. ~K
by Kelli Donley | Oct 27, 2015 | Arizona, Colorado
This week I traveled to Colorado, albeit briefly. Unsurprisingly, most of my photos are of nature. Landing, I was in awe of the golden fields surrounding the airport, and the snow on the front range of the Rocky Mountains. Once I was in town, I couldn’t get over...
by Kelli Donley | Oct 23, 2015 | Domestic Art, handmade, Heirloom Hacienda
I love these kitchen towels. They are soft, easy to iron crisp, great to tuck into your pants when cooking or to lay across your lap as a giant napkin. One of my new favorite sewing projects is to embellish these and gift them with a jar of something canned out of the...
by Kelli Donley | Oct 22, 2015 | Domestic Art, Heirloom Hacienda
I made this for the couch; there are two more in the works — one a log cabin pillow using a Grand Canyon patch in the center, and a W pillow. I love putting this home together. Half square triangles are fun and these are totally wonky, but I love them all the...
