by Kelli Donley | Jun 24, 2014 | CAOK, Domestic Art
More summer baby gifts for the trio of girls born this spring. ~K
by Kelli Donley | Jun 23, 2014 | Arizona, Celebrate!, Domestic Art
I whipped up a batch of key lime pie cupcakes this weekend, with a graham cracker crust — using a variation of this recipe. We were headed to a BBQ; I wanted bite-sized treats the little ones could eat by the pool, and the adults could eat with dinner without...
by Kelli Donley | Jun 18, 2014 | Arizona, Heirloom Hacienda
Blair mentioned the other day how buttery the light can be in Arizona this time of year. It is easy to feel drunk — dizzy even — on the full assault of brightness and heat. But the afternoons are buttery. When it is hot and dry enough, the clouds become...
by Kelli Donley | Jun 16, 2014 | Arizona, Community, Domestic Art, Flora and Fauna
Someone remind me next year to stagger the tomato plants a bit. I’ve had a dozen plants come in at once. Salsa, tomato sauce, pizza sauce and even a simple plate drizzled with olive oil and sea salt: So, so good. So, Phoenix area readers — how many of you...
by Kelli Donley | Jun 13, 2014 | Blessings
This is my dad, Rex. He is my hero, and my brother’s hero. He is my mother’s best friend. He is kind to animals and strangers and loves nothing more at this point in life than playing in his men’s club at the golf course with a bunch of guys who have...
by Kelli Donley | Jun 9, 2014 | Arizona, Domestic Art, Flora and Fauna, Heirloom Hacienda
We are eating a lot of: walnut pesto with basil from the garden*, roasted tomatoes with garlic, olive oil and lavender sea salt, rotisserie chickens — which are later transformed into the liquid gold of homemade stock. Sadly, this is the last week for the...
by Kelli Donley | Jun 7, 2014 | Heirloom Hacienda
I’ve been sorting through my things during the last few months, trying to figure out what to keep, display, and give away. Moving back into this house has come with a familiarity and warmth I wasn’t expecting. It feels like home — as I suppose it...
by Kelli Donley | Jun 6, 2014 | Domestic Art
A coworker asked me for a “Good Karma Doll,” which is essentially a voodoo doll with pins you push with good intentions. (I didn’t ask a lot of questions. She needed a doll, and I knew I could make something that would work.) * Not exactly a Hillary...
by Kelli Donley | Jun 5, 2014 | Community, Photography
One Community is a monthly photo project in which participants photograph their homes and community with a theme in mind. The theme varies by month. The goal is to both showcase similarities and differences in our communities worldwide – and bring us all closer...
by Kelli Donley | Jun 1, 2014 | Community
How do we thank the Bergdahl family accordingly? How do you defend the saving of one man for the trade of 5 others? Something to consider: the joy we are feeling nationally for the return of Bowe Bergdahl? It’s being felt five times over in other countries as...
