by Kelli Donley | Feb 17, 2007 | Domestic Art, Journal, Recipes
I am not the most patient driver. This is one of many things I’m working on. I have the tendency to tailgate and to drive way too fast. I am constantly reminded that this is a foolish way to drive and I need to change my ways. Yesterday was the perfect example....
by Kelli Donley | Feb 16, 2007 | Journal
My brother Cody is in town for the weekend. We spent much of yesterday together catching up. This boy can make me laugh like no one else on earth. His stories have me crying. Yesterday we went for dinner and when I hesitated to order an appetizer (after he told me...
by Kelli Donley | Feb 15, 2007 | Journal, Media
I went to a book signing last night to hear Liz Gilbert speak. Gilbert wrote my favorite book of 2006 — “Eat, Pray, Love.” I crammed into folding chairs with 50 other women (and two token men) at Changing Hands bookstore to catch a glimpse of the...
by Kelli Donley | Feb 14, 2007 | Domestic Art, Journal, Reuse
I whipped up a few cloth napkin aprons this weekend and gave them out today as Valentine’s gifts. A friend gave me this embroidered heart last week. She made it on some fancy sewing machine and had attached a ribbon so it could be used as a bookmark. I said...
by Kelli Donley | Feb 13, 2007 | Domestic Art, Journal, Media
Last week I watched an episode of Oprah about “The Secret.” Did you catch this? In a nutshell, it is a self-help mantra affirming you can do absolutely anything in life you set your mind to. Ask, believe, receive and watch the world fall to your feet for...
by Kelli Donley | Feb 12, 2007 | Domestic Art, Journal, Recipes, Triathlon
I can’t believe it is Monday. I feel like I just left this desk, just got in my car, just took my first sip of Friday Happy Hour cider. When the weather is this great, the time seems to slip away so quickly. My perfect weekend included large doses of cooking,...
by Kelli Donley | Feb 9, 2007 | Domestic Art, Journal, Triathlon
Good: I made a beautiful pastry crust last night. I finally figured out the right consistency, temperature and the such to roll out a beautiful crust. I used my grandma’s recipe, a good bit of patience and a star cookie cutter to create two chicken pot pies for...
by Kelli Donley | Feb 8, 2007 | Journal, Media
I’ve got a bit of an obsession with LOST. In part, it is because I cannot seem to catch up or understand 99% of the show. I have seen pretty much every episode, yet last night’s pre-episode primer taught me more than a thing or two about all these...
by Kelli Donley | Feb 7, 2007 | Domestic Art, Tutorial
I never thought the day would come when I felt comfortable enough to share my wee sewing knowledge with others, but here we go. One of the most common Google searches bringing people to my site is “wristlet tutorial.” Until today, they were misled. A few...
by Kelli Donley | Feb 6, 2007 | Domestic Art, Journal
My Grammie J is British. I think I’ve mentioned that a time or two. She loves tea and knitting and all things English — although she’s lived in the US so long she doesn’t even maintain the accent. (Although she does proudly maintain her UK...
