by Kelli Donley | Jul 5, 2013 | Media, 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 | Jul 4, 2013 | Arizona
I am returning to Arizona. Just two months after landing in New Jersey, I’m packing up the house again and heading west. No, we aren’t breaking up. No, I haven’t lost my mind. And no, this isn’t because New Jersey is a horrible place to live,...
by Kelli Donley | Jul 3, 2013 | Uncategorized
My friend Colleen published her first book this year, Polite Society. Collen’s book itself is gorgeous. Hardback, with gold script across the front, each chapter starts with a hand-drawn illustration. The physical presence of the book itself makes it worth the...
by Kelli Donley | Jul 2, 2013 | NJ + NYC
D and I will never agree about NYC. He feels alive in this city. This photo was unprovoked — he was just “city happy!” By contrast, time in NYC leaves me begging for a shower. And a nap. For whatever reason, spending time on trains and subways and...
by Kelli Donley | Jul 1, 2013 | Domestic Art
I’ve documented my love for this little sewing book — and not just because there is a tree on the cover. (But hey, sewing trees is my thing.) Last week, after seeing a friend’s scrappy quilt posted on Instagram, I dug into one of the projects...
by Kelli Donley | Jun 29, 2013 | Media
NPR Weekends hosts a writing contest every so often called, “Three Minute Fiction.” The rules are simple: a theme is provided and participants can submit up to 600 words. The latest round’s theme was: A character finds something he or she has no...
by Kelli Donley | Jun 28, 2013 | Nelson
Someone really likes his new couch: Especially when the air conditioning comes on. {That photo makes me laugh so hard. I love his little black button of a nose poking over the edge.} ~K
by Kelli Donley | Jun 26, 2013 | Faith
Sisters in Spirit is a series of essays by a group of women who felt a spiritual perspective lacking from the steady stream of daily news. They each agreed to carve space monthly on their blogs for a spiritual conversation. The topic this month is: forgiveness. In...
by Kelli Donley | Jun 25, 2013 | Flora and Fauna, NJ + NYC
A walk to the mailbox this week: Have you heard of the app Leafsnap? It is pretty neat. You take a photo of a leaf of a tree or plant you don’t recognize, and their system will name the plant. I have been using it, and this little handy guide to learn plants...
by Kelli Donley | Jun 22, 2013 | Nelson
Today is Mr. Willie Nelson Mandela’s 4th birthday. Two years ago, we became a little family — and oh, how he has made my life happier. He is the best hiking partner, and nothing makes me laugh like scratching his tummy and seeing him pull back his tiny...
