by Kelli Donley | Apr 26, 2006 | Arizona, Journal
In the last six months my parents have moved to Texas and my brother has moved to Denver. I am suddenly the last member of our very close family living in the desert. I don’t like it. Not one bit. I’d love to play tough and tell you that this mid-20...
by Kelli Donley | Apr 25, 2006 | Domestic Art
Apparently I’ve been making a few of you hungry with my recent baking posts. It is too bad y’all don’t live closer because I’d be happy to feed you. I’m often looking for people to feed and the regulars are starting to get grumpy about a...
by Kelli Donley | Apr 24, 2006 | Domestic Art, Recipes
Do you have a type of music, or perhaps a band, that immediately lifts your mood? It’s Bob Marley for me. I just can’t seem to frown when I’ve got Bob on the iPod. I daydream of being on the beach in the Caribbean, with the waves crashing nearby and...
by Kelli Donley | Apr 21, 2006 | Domestic Art, Recipes
Many of you commented on what I should do to make a bundt cake representative of Arizona for that contest I’m entering. Thank you! After reading the NordicWare web site, I see one of the requirements for entry is — of course — baking in their pans. I...
by Kelli Donley | Apr 20, 2006 | Journal
Pretty African violets from my mother’s garden to balance out the vulgarity of this post. I’m listening to my stomach gurgle and hiss and make very angry noises at me. I’ve been trying to cut down on sugar and dairy lately and it’s been going...
by Kelli Donley | Apr 19, 2006 | Journal, Uncategorized
1. My new pet peeve: finding certain magazines on the newsstands before they are mailed to my house. Hello! I am a subscriber! I should get first priority, non? 2. Speaking of one such offender, the May issue of Martha Stewart Living is their 150th issue and is...
by Kelli Donley | Apr 18, 2006 | Arizona, Domestic Art, Recipes, Uncategorized
I read this in the morning paper: “The Bundt cake, the one with the hole in it, is an American icon. And simple to create: remove from the oven, invert on a plate, dust with powdered sugar or drizzle with glaze and serve. If you’ve got magic in the batter...
by Kelli Donley | Apr 18, 2006 | Domestic Art, Uncategorized
I’ve haven’t been shopping for art supplies in weeks. GAH! I’m participating in that “Use what you have” thing and it is driving me positively frugal. I finished up this scrap bag and felted it. It is still huge. Thankfully, it gives me...
by Kelli Donley | Apr 17, 2006 | Journal, Uncategorized
It’s not that he’s the writer of several of my favorite shows, but that he’s smart, cute and seems rather balanced. To learn more about JJ Abrams, see his profile in this week’s outstanding NY Times Magazine. (Love this issue. So many...
by Kelli Donley | Apr 17, 2006 | Journal, Uncategorized
