by Kelli Donley | Jan 21, 2013 | Nelson
Because sometimes we just need a laugh on a Monday morning. -K
by Kelli Donley | Jan 20, 2013 | Happy Hippie, Heirloom Homestead, June Cleaver
Project: Table runner with cloth napkin set Next up: Denyse Schmidt patterns. I want to be less Little House on the Prairie with these projects and more avant-gard. ~K
by Kelli Donley | Jan 18, 2013 | Domestic Art, Handmade goods, Heirloom Homestead
I’m working through my current stash of fabric in an attempt to use what I have. I’ll be moving again sometime in the next few months — as it goes with renting — and I do not need to pack and haul all of these craft supplies. Yarn,...
by Kelli Donley | Jan 17, 2013 | Colorado
Count me among the masses: I love Downtown Abbey. It doesn’t help I still have family in England and dream of this period of time. (As if we’d be upstairs. I’m pretty sure I was Daisy in a previous life. But, hey! Let a girl dream.) So, I got a...
by Kelli Donley | Jan 16, 2013 | Domestic Art, June Cleaver, Kitchen Talk, Recipes
Stop what you are doing right now and bake these cookies. They are the best cookies I’ve ever made and were inhaled by dinner guests this week. Poof! Gone. Not kidding. Best. Cookies. Ever. So good I just lifted weights for an additional hour so I won’t...
by Kelli Donley | Jan 16, 2013 | Novel, Writing
31,100 — an increase of only 1,000 words this week. This is not a huge improvement. However: I’m done editing for perspective. I’ve got 16 solid chapters told from 3 points of view. I’m revamping the story arc. Things I thought should...
by Kelli Donley | Jan 14, 2013 | Journal
As a reaction to school yard bullies, there is a dark recess in my psyche where I can retreat if I’ve tried and failed all possibilities to make a relationship better. The route goes a bit like this: Enter one of the following cul-de-sacs, right off the...
by Kelli Donley | Jan 11, 2013 | Blessings
More than 100 years ago, a young man brought a young woman a begonia on their first date. It was a humble gift, but a successful one. They would be married for many years, and have five children. Those two were my great grandparents. Clippings from the plant were...
by Kelli Donley | Jan 9, 2013 | Novel
30,100 — an increase of 6900 words. I’m on my way!
by Kelli Donley | Jan 7, 2013 | Colorado
Last weekend? Sunny desert Arizona. This weekend? Snowy, dreamy Evergreen, Colorado. Ducks, happy to find water that isn’t frozen. Ice fisherman, happy to find a lake willing to hold their weight. Future hockey stars and Olympic ice skaters, making the most of...
