by Kelli Donley | Aug 14, 2012 | Domestic Art, Flora and Fauna, Heirloom Homestead
From the little summer garden that could: I probably should have thought about what I was going to do with all those squash before planting so many seeds. Anyone have a great squash recipe they’d care to share? Or a way they like to preserve squash? I love...
by Kelli Donley | Aug 10, 2012 | Domestic Art, Heirloom Homestead, Kitchen Talk
Remember how Bon Appetit has that “Cook the Cover” contest each month? Last time I participated, it was the apple and porcini stuffed pork loin. The August is cover caught my eye at an airport and I danced a little jig when I soon saw it in my mailbox....
by Kelli Donley | Aug 10, 2012 | Colorado
There is a giant roller coaster in Denver called the Cyclone. Built in 1940, it is one of the few wooden roller coaster to remain in the United States. Surrounded by cotton candy stands, children skipping and a carousel, you’d think you’d jumped back in...
by Kelli Donley | Aug 9, 2012 | Colorado, Heirloom Homestead
With a friend’s CSA basket full from the farmer’s market, and the crab apple trees in town heavy with fruit ready for the picking — I’ve been spending many a warm, starry night on the patio with friends — lingering over meals full of the...
by Kelli Donley | Aug 7, 2012 | Colorado, Heirloom Homestead, Journal, Recipes
A great thing about moving from the blast of a hot oven (Phoenix) to the cool summer breeze of the Rockies (Golden)* is your calendar is quickly booked with loved ones high tailing it to a more pleasant climate. I’ve had family and friends come through by the...
by Kelli Donley | Aug 6, 2012 | Fabric-by-Fabric Sew Along, Sew Along
Remember when we started this year with a boom and a new sew along? Sue had a great pattern in that one book and the publishers found out I was hosting this project-a-month plan and sent me a giant box of prizes to give away? Well. Let’s get back on track. Shall...
by Kelli Donley | Aug 1, 2012 | Nelson, Travel
Tall Girl is traveling this week. Some place called “The Bay” that she is “so in love with.” Blah blah blah. How can she be so in love with a place that is so far away? I mean, have you seen me? I hate that damn luggage. Every time it comes out...
by Kelli Donley | Jul 28, 2012 | Colorado, Flora and Fauna, Handmade goods, Happy Hippie, Heirloom Homestead, June Cleaver, Kitchen Talk
A friend visiting my home this week mentioned the crab apple tree on the side of the house had bent limbs from all the fruit. “What apple tree?” “That one by the mailbox. You know. There are little apples all over the ground?” “Those are...
by Kelli Donley | Jul 27, 2012 | Domestic Art, Happy Hippie, Heirloom Homestead, June Cleaver, Kitchen Talk
Raise your hand if you have a bookshelf full of creative tomes you’ve never read. You saw them at the bookstore and just had to have them. This pattern! That recipe! This idea! I believe the creative publishing industry is successful because of an average...
by Kelli Donley | Jul 26, 2012 | Flora and Fauna
This week my friend Rachele surprised me with a few gems from her garden: Which I later transformed into: Not the most flattering shots, but it was an elegant meal — grilled salmon topped with homemade pesto and roasted Parisian carrots. I have a feeling with my...
