by Kelli Donley | Nov 9, 2012 | Colorado, Community
Okay! I feel like we could all use a collective laugh around here. Anyone else? Have you been reading Mini’s blog? It’s always good for a laugh. So is Mr. CK. You go, you laugh. I’ve been watching a LOT of comedy this week, cheering myself up....
by Kelli Donley | Nov 8, 2012 | Arizona, Celebrate!
Bill and Amanda were married last weekend. The ceremony was the most tasteful religious wedding I’ve ever attended. The programs walked those of us who weren’t familiar with Jewish wedding customs through the process. The pair added their own contemporary...
by Kelli Donley | Nov 5, 2012 | Faith
Black and white, but life falls somewhere in between. So rarely are experiences the “best” or “worst.” We like to dramatize and exaggerate as such, but the news smarts with the cruel, sweet truth: our worst is someone else’s dream. Our...
by Kelli Donley | Oct 31, 2012 | Nelson
Dear Friends, You may know I was adopted by this crazy tall woman about a year ago. It was a pretty good day. I was tired of hanging out with all those ruffians and defending myself at the “humane society.” (We don’t want to be treated humanely....
by Kelli Donley | Oct 30, 2012 | Colorado, Heirloom Homestead, June Cleaver, Kitchen Talk
Risotto, roasted chicken, steamed asparagus, pumpkin peanut butter cookies; heavy food and excellent company for colder weather. -K
by Kelli Donley | Oct 29, 2012 | Heirloom Homestead, June Cleaver
Christmas is less than two months away, and oh do I have my sights on another great handmade holiday. This year, the focus isn’t on quantity, as it has been in the past. Instead, I’m putting self-care as top priority. I will not run ragged to produce...
by Kelli Donley | Oct 25, 2012 | Faith
Sisters in Spirit is a series of blog posts by a group of women who felt that a spiritual perspective was lacking from the steady stream of news and information that flowed through their daily lives. They each agreed to carve out a space on their blogs on a monthly...
by Kelli Donley | Oct 23, 2012 | Book Club, Media
I’m back in a writing class that doubles as an intense book club. A few reviews of recent reads: Queen of America: This is the follow-up novel to Hummingbird’s Daughter, written by Luis Alberto Urrea. HD is one of my favorite books in the last few years....
by Kelli Donley | Oct 22, 2012 | Journal
Lithium baths, Vail, trail mix, altitude sickness, hot gossip shared in hot pools, skinny jeans, boots, babies, husbands, boyfriends, burritos, margaritas, Glenwood Springs, wine, dogs, travel, parents, siblings, canyon drives, books, movies, face cream, budgeting,...
by Kelli Donley | Oct 16, 2012 | CAOK, Domestic Art, Tutorial
My friend Brittany recently celebrated a birthday, and this summer completed a 30 day Bikram challenge. She is a dear friend; we met through a mutual girlfriend in Phoenix and immediately hit it off. Brit introduced me to her friends in her hometown of Indianapolis,...
