by Kelli Donley | Jul 31, 2008 | Community, Domestic Art, Journal, Kitchen Talk
My friend Peter had a birthday when I was in Africa. While I managed to bake for AJ and Gregg’s summer birthdays — the other two in the Bagel Boy Trifecta — I completely forgot Peter. Ouch. Thankfully I made it up to him this morning with a tray of...
by Kelli Donley | Jul 30, 2008 | Domestic Art, Journal, Kitchen Talk
Healthy summer dinner, post spin-class: sweet potato with garlic and salsa and a colorful salad. I found a new way to prepare sweet potatoes without having to turn on the oven. A rice steamer! I added a couple cloves of garlic and set it for 60 minutes. By the time I...
by Kelli Donley | Jul 29, 2008 | Domestic Art, Goals, Journal
There are few nice things in life that bring pause. My first pair of great designer jeans, which I still wear with love four years later, were well worth the investment. My first nice handbag, a gift from Emily, I carry six years later. Again, so worth the expense...
by Kelli Donley | Jul 28, 2008 | Domestic Art, Good to Great, Journal, Reduce, Reuse
But what if I should discover that the enemy himself is within me, that I myself am the enemy that must be loved – what then? –Carl Gustav Jung, 1875 – 1961 A friend emailed me this quote today and it fits perfectly with my current state of mind. My...
by Kelli Donley | Jul 26, 2008 | Arizona, Domestic Art, Journal, Kitchen Talk
This afternoon I joined 7 girlfriends at the Great Harvest Bread Company in Tempe for a bread baking class. I wasn’t sure what to expect; I love to bake and finally mastered a great loaf of bread with the ever-so-popular No Knead recipe. Then again, I’m...
by Kelli Donley | Jul 26, 2008 | Domestic Art, Journal, Sew Along
Dear Finny, When you announced the theme of selecting one of the children’s projects or making a project for a child, I was thrilled. I have so many wee ones in my life these days who I love to spoil. One in particular has a fondness for change. It’s...
by Kelli Donley | Jul 25, 2008 | Journal
Flickr inspiration for a creative weekend. For more info on these incredible projects (which are NOT mine), visit: 1,2,3,& 4. I talked to my mami in Texas this morning and she was lamenting how their business is so busy at the moment and she feels behind in every...
by Kelli Donley | Jul 23, 2008 | Domestic Art, Goals, Good to Great, Journal, Reduce, Reuse
The bag where all of my fabric scraps have gathered for the last several years, including lots of teeny tiny worthless pieces that leave me scratching my head. What did I think I could use that tidbit for? Old wool sweaters, felt, and gobs of cotton. It wasn’t...
by Kelli Donley | Jul 23, 2008 | Get Fit, Goals, Journal, Kitchen Talk, Public Health, You Can!
It’s been quite a while since I’ve browsed my copy of “You Can Do It” — a book blogging project I’m doing with Aimee. Rather than do the badges in order, I’m skipping ahead to badge #41: Eat It. Essentially the idea is to take...
by Kelli Donley | Jul 22, 2008 | Correspondence, Domestic Art, Goals, Good to Great, Journal
I can’t handle clutter. I don’t like knickknacks or collections or piles of anything — with new-to-me books being the sole exception. (Okay, and maybe piles of cash.) I’m in tidying-mode this week — trying to clear out my studio of craft...
