by Kelli Donley | Aug 26, 2011 | Colorado, Domestic Art
Dear Meg, I promise that three button wrap I told you I’d have done for your Christmas gift last year will be done by this Christmas. Well, “promise” is probably too strong of a word. Let’s say “hope.” Yes. I hope this wrap will be...
by Kelli Donley | Aug 25, 2011 | Uncategorized
Kara emailed me a couple of months ago. In preparation for her fall wedding, she’d altered her mom’s wedding gown and had some fabric leftover. Weddings are an event that everyone treasures in their life. However, there is a lot of planning involved in a...
by Kelli Donley | Aug 23, 2011 | Celebrate!
You know that African I had in the guest room for a couple years? The one I affectionately call, The Pink Golfer? Well. TPG has had a big secret for the last couple of months that I can finally share: he’s now a reality TV star too. Oh yes, ladies. That’s...
by Kelli Donley | Aug 22, 2011 | Colorado, Get Fit, Happy Hippie
Min sent an email a couple of weeks ago in planning her trip to Denver with Rebecca: “Girls, let’s white water raft!” My response was, “Or! We could go to hot springs and get massages and hang out at the spa.” We volleyed back and forth...
by Kelli Donley | Aug 21, 2011 | Nelson
Everyone should have a daily dose of Mr. W. Nelson Mandela. ~K
by Kelli Donley | Aug 19, 2011 | Colorado, Community, Happy Hippie
I’ve got two girls sound asleep in my guest room at the moment — women I’ve been friends with since elementary school. They left their young families and possibly-overwhelmed-but-definitely-awesome husbands behind for a girls’ weekend. There is...
by Kelli Donley | Aug 17, 2011 | Africa, Community, Faith
When I moved to Denver, I started fresh with charities and organizations I wanted to support. Africa, children, and hunger are my passions. Give me a chance to volunteer, donate money or raise supplies for causes that provide smart, effective solutions to on-going...
by Kelli Donley | Aug 15, 2011 | Media, Novel
It’s only taken a year since the book signing to get my ducks in a row, but thankfully as of this morning, Under the Same Moon is now available for e-book purchase. The learning curve with self-publishing both print and e-book formats is Herculean. The next...
by Kelli Donley | Aug 14, 2011 | Colorado, Happy Hippie
Cody and I took our dogs for a hike this weekend, climbing in the front range for a couple hours. On the way back, about a half mile from the car, we heard a notorious rattle in the bushes. In time, thankfully, we saw the rattler. We backed away just as a woman...
by Kelli Donley | Aug 11, 2011 | Celebrate!, Happy Hippie
I’ve never been a person lacking in sentimentality or emotion; weddings are the worst. I cry at the drop of a hat. “Look at the flowers! The program! The dress! Oh man, the grandma is dancing with the groom!” Insider trading tip: invest in Kleenex...
