by Kelli Donley | Apr 3, 2009 | Africa, Community, Good to Great, Happy Hippie, Journal
The Japanese have a tradition called teikei — which means partnership, or cooperation. They have teikei farms where the consumer and the farmer meet; these are farmer’s markets of sort, but it is important for Japaense teikei that the food have a...
by Kelli Donley | Mar 9, 2009 | Africa, Arizona, Community, handmade, Happy Hippie
My father jokes that if there is an African in the room, I can find and befriend him in no time flat. It seems whereever I go, I can find a friendly African face. This weekend, for example, I met Abdullah at the Scottsdale Farmer’s Market. If you are guessing...
by Kelli Donley | Dec 30, 2008 | Africa, Journal
Gray is one of Mini’s sons and one of my very favorite people on earth. I can’t tell you how much I adore her kids. This one in particular always seems to make me laugh. Today, he says that if you have an extra second, you should check out Mozi...
by Kelli Donley | Dec 18, 2008 | Africa, Celebrate!, Domestic Art, Journal, Uncategorized
When I was little, I had this awesome mint green Hello Kitty sticker book. The pages were slick so you could add stickers and then later put them on other pages, or your notebooks, little brother, etc. I loved that thing and would regularly use it to add a bit of...
by Kelli Donley | Dec 12, 2008 | Africa, Community, Domestic Art, Earth Mama, Flora and Fauna, Journal, June Cleaver, Kitchen Talk, Public Health, Recycle, Reduce, Reuse, Uncategorized
BEFORE: And the commotion begins. I took on a bit too much for this dinner; from beginning to end, it took about six hours to prepare and clean up afterward. Aztec squash soup Turkey chile Carbs o’ plenty AFTER: phew. Last night’s communiy dinner menu...
by Kelli Donley | Dec 7, 2008 | Africa, Journal, Politico
Dear President Mugabe, I know we haven’t seen eye to eye in the past. I can’t understand how you are still in power, how you’ve ruled Zimbabwe my entire life. I don’t know why your country, once called the breadbasket of Africa, has such a...
