by Kelli Donley | Apr 6, 2015 | Celebrate!, Domestic Art
A few crafty endeavors for the recently holiday: I got the idea for bunny bags here. And I used this recipe for bath bombs in a painted repurposed Truvia box. Both were well received! ~K
by Kelli Donley | Apr 3, 2015 | Arizona, Community, Domestic Art
I’ve become an advocate of sorts for the homeless of Arizona in the last few years. Working at the health department, I have seen how and why folks become homeless. There are holes in our social nets, but! But. There are also fiercely strong sections too....
by Kelli Donley | Apr 2, 2015 | Domestic Art, Recipes
It made me very happy to leave this on the doorstep of a close friend. I love being able to share the literal fruits of our garden. This week, I’m cooking orange marmalade pulled pork in the Crockpot. Onions, garlic, a leftover jar of jam, a pork roast, with a...
by Kelli Donley | Apr 1, 2015 | Arizona, Flora and Fauna
Check out this garden box: I think we are going to have enough squash to feed an army. And mercifully, the leaves have grown so large, they are shading the carrots, which could use the help. I’m hoping the baby tomatoes will still make it. The peas are climbing...
by Kelli Donley | Mar 31, 2015 | Arizona
We took a brief, warm hike this weekend. A few shots of the desert in bloom: ~K
by Kelli Donley | Mar 30, 2015 | Domestic Art
I made a pinterest board with the crafty projects I’d like to try this year. On the list: these spruced up Ikea storage boxes. In lieu of painting them, I used a little washi tape to set them apart, and added some leftover drawer liner to give a bit of weight...
by Kelli Donley | Mar 26, 2015 | Arizona, Flora and Fauna
Onions Garlic Baby broccoli Beets That broccoli I let go to seed (kinda pretty, really) Leeks, which are not flourishing. I think it’s too warm. Peas and beans climbing the trellis Random...
by Kelli Donley | Mar 24, 2015 | Celebrate!
Juice those lemons and freeze them into ice cube trays. Place one of these at the bottom of a glass. Fill the next 3/4ths with a good seltzer water and ice and then top with a generous splash of Hendricks. I like to call this lovely warm weather cocktail, a Finnberg....
by Kelli Donley | Mar 23, 2015 | Arizona, Community
We are reveling in spring over here. Have I mentioned that? Have you rolled your east coast eyes so far back into your freezing brains that you just want me and my sunshine to shut up already? I know. I’m sorry. But what can I say? We are in the last throws of...
by Kelli Donley | Mar 21, 2015 | Arizona, Earth Mama
Arizona offers a bunch of incentives if you use an alternative method of transportation for work. There are contests, gift certificates and the smug attitude you get to have all day after you’ve ridden to work, or carpooled. I’ve done the carpool thing. It...
