by Kelli Donley | Jul 5, 2006 | Journal, Travel
Anyone else wondering how this fabulous holiday weekend sped by at warp speed? I flew into San Diego Saturday morning to meet my friend Kristi. She’s living in La Jolla for the summer and is less than a 10 minute walk from the beach, and the oh-so-yummy view of...
by Kelli Donley | Jun 30, 2006 | Domestic Art, Recipes
Yesterday I baked. I put on my favorite apron, pulled out my favorite cookbook, bundt pan and spatula and spent the better part of three hours shuffling tins of sweets in and out of the oven. It was blissful. I’m not sure why I love baking as much as I do, but...
by Kelli Donley | Jun 30, 2006 | Domestic Art, Swap
*Updated, yet again! We’ve got more players!* Combining two of my loves — crafting and learning about new cultures — It’s A Wristlet World kicks off today. We’ve got 31 ladies from 8 countries participating. I am looking forward to seeing...
by Kelli Donley | Jun 29, 2006 | Domestic Art, Journal
There are times I forget that my family and friends read this site — like when I stupidly announced to the Internet I may have TB. Lordie, my cell phone started ringing off the hook. Needless to say, if you think you have a communicable disease, it may just...
by Kelli Donley | Jun 28, 2006 | Journal
Thank you for your concern yesterday. As luck would have it, I’m feeling great today (without having yet filled the prescriptions, mind you.) Tomorrow I’m taking the day off for medical tests and the such, but I should have said in the previous post that I...
by Kelli Donley | Jun 27, 2006 | Public Health, Travel
I went to visit a family medicine doctor this morning, something I haven’t done since I saw a pediatrician. Seriously. It’s not that I’m scared of visiting the doctor, but more that I’m really, really lazy. I’m also really, really healthy...
by Kelli Donley | Jun 27, 2006 | Journal
Taos Indian Chanters with Drum, Ernest Martin Hennings, 1935. The Phoenix Art Museum. Loving: ~That we’ve got more than a dozen participants to date in the “It’s a Wristlet World” swap, with room for more. WOOT! ~The Phoenix Art Museum. I took...
by Kelli Donley | Jun 26, 2006 | Africa, Journal
One of my girlfriends, Mini, married her college sweetheart, Jason, several years ago. Jason — the brain who designed this web site — is a twin. His sister Jen, and her husband Dave, are world travelers. They left for the Peace Corps not long after I did...
by Kelli Donley | Jun 22, 2006 | Domestic Art, Swap
I’m hosting a craft swap! I figure this is a great way to get to know more bloggers and to get my creativity pumping. But what to swap? Backtack has taken on knitting rolls, handbags and softies. Amy does an awesome job with aprons. There are secret pal swaps,...
by Kelli Donley | Jun 22, 2006 | Arizona, Media
I work in downtown Phoenix, and yet, am more than a bit embarrassed to admit it has been years since I’ve been to most of the museums within walking distance of my desk. More precisely, I haven’t seen the inside of most galleries since those elementary...
