by Kelli Donley | Mar 6, 2015 | Arizona
Out for a morning walk, Nelson and I came upon this house today with a yard full of incredible wild flowers: It is so easy to fall in love with the desert this time of year. Happy Friday, friends! ~K
by Kelli Donley | Mar 4, 2015 | Arizona
Reading: House on Fire by William H. Foege. Dr. Foege was in the news just this week discussing the continued efforts of Sierra Leone in controlling ebola. This book is about the efforts that led to the end of smallpox globally. (His wife deserves a Nobel for her...
by Kelli Donley | Feb 27, 2015 | Arizona, Flora and Fauna
I know most of the United States is blanketed by snow. But these are the halcyon days of living in the desert — the smug days. The days of glory and sandals and walking around without sweating. And also — the days when things grow outside in the sun....
by Kelli Donley | Feb 24, 2015 | Arizona, Flora and Fauna
The plum trees bloom in the desert. ~K
by Kelli Donley | Feb 20, 2015 | Arizona, Celebrate!
Last weekend, we rented one of these — a Tomkat — and spent a few hours going like ‘Merican maniacs up and over rocks to see parts of Sedona we’d never trekked on foot. Of course I was completely inappropriately dressed for such an adventure....
by Kelli Donley | Feb 19, 2015 | Arizona, Celebrate!
Cooking for those I love is one of my greatest joys. A glimpse of our Valentine’s: Heart shaped eggs and waffles for breakfast; mushroom ravioli, grilled rib eyes, pickled red onions, kale caesar salad and creme brulee for dinner — on the patio, under the...
