by Kelli Donley | May 18, 2021 | 2021
Do you have a ball? If not, can you get one? And can you throw it about 10,000 times? I’ve always been a creature of habit. Chalk it up to being raised in a home with a steady schedule, I find comfort in knowing what the day will look like. For many years, this...
by Kelli Donley | May 17, 2021 | 2021, Heirloom Hacienda
Quilt made for Madison and Daniel, who will marry this week. (For the second time!) A few things we are celebrating and grateful for this week: Time with friends: This weekend I had a chance to have lunch with a girlfriend, and later to visit other friends at their...
by Kelli Donley | May 12, 2021 | 2021, Heirloom Homestead
I had a new approach to growing tomatoes this year, namely: try everything. I planted a dozen plant starts from the nursery in our two wicking beds in January. I also started several in pots, and one pot from seeds I’d saved. And I had two pots of tomatoes that...
by Kelli Donley | May 6, 2021 | Arizona
We had a chance to get away last weekend to La Posada in Winslow. It is a historic Mary Coulter-designed hotel on the rail line, and is home to one of our favorite restaurants, The Turquoise Room. If you aren’t familiar with Mary Colter and Fred Harvey, they are...
by Kelli Donley | May 3, 2021 | 2021
I have several friends who publish weekly newsletters that I look forward to. They update what they’re reading, what’s happening on their farms, the shows they’re watching, the patterns they’re knitting. You get the idea. (Yeah, I know. I...
by Kelli Donley | May 2, 2021 | Homebody
Maxine Eleanor, August 1, 2020 I didn’t intend to take a year away from writing. Once upon a time, more than a decade ago, I had to keep myself from posting updates more than once a day. For a year to pass without giving this space any attention feels strange. I...
by Kelli Donley | May 5, 2020 | Uncategorized
With gyms closed, I’ve been walking early in the mornings while it is still cool, meandering around the neighborhood. Before, walks were quick and crammed between appointments. Everything pre-COVID now seems like it was rushed, with productivity the prize. This...
by Kelli Donley | Apr 26, 2020 | 2020
I’ve noticed more bloggers are transitioning from blogs, or long Instagram posts, to emailed newsletters. This requires subscribing to another service and maintaining yet another way of communicating when I’ve got this little here blog, which I already pay...
by Kelli Donley | Apr 24, 2020 | 2020
This week our dog Gigi died. She’d been sick since January, which in retrospect was amplified by having teeth removed. She’d been diagnosed with pancreatitis in February and we spent 6 weeks slowly nursing her back to health. She completed a considerable...
by Kelli Donley | Apr 20, 2020 | Arizona
Today marks week 6 of working from home. Life has changed in some ways that feel permanent. Our eating habits have improved. We’re being intentional and cautious about going to the grocery, planning meals, and food economy. Sleep and concentrated thought are a...
