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 | Sep 4, 2012 | Arizona, Celebrate!
I got away with some friends for a long holiday weekend; while the home we rented was spacious, clean and more than met our needs — a few of the decorations were so strange, they were worthy of reporting. Okay. Fine. The dog cowboy hat might have been my...
by Kelli Donley | May 20, 2012 | Arizona, Celebrate!
Last week, I caught a ridiculously early flight to Phoenix, jumped in a rental car the size of a shoe, and was in Tucson by lunch to surprise this lovely lady for her 82nd birthday: My Grandmother Maxine is one of my favorite people. It was completely, and totally...
by Kelli Donley | Mar 13, 2012 | Arizona, Colorado, Heirloom Homestead
The color of the Arizona desert is not brown or taupe or saguaro green. Nor prickly pear ruby red, nor eggplant Superstition purple, or even the color of the golden omnipresent sun. It is turquoise. A vibrant series of hues found in backyard swimming pools, jewelery...
by Kelli Donley | Dec 30, 2011 | Arizona, Colorado, Journal, Photography
2011 will always be known as the year of Willie Nelson Mandela. Granted, there were a few other monsters crossed off the bucket list, but none of those wake me up each morning with a smile and a wagging pom pom tail screaming, “TODAY IS GOING TO BE THE BEST DAY...
by Kelli Donley | Dec 28, 2011 | Arizona, Celebrate!
I traveled early to Phoenix for the holidays to see Kim graduate from nursing school. And the girl didn’t disappoint. In fact, she was one of a few in her class honored, and the only one to receive a leadership award. Needless to say, her fan club went bananas...
