by Kelli Donley | Feb 26, 2011 | Arizona, Photography
Hiking in South Mountain this weekend with a friend, there was little color. The desert is on the cusp of blossoming, but isn’t quite there yet. We had to find hue where we could: I am going to miss my desert, especially the smell after a hard rain, the saguaro...
by Kelli Donley | Feb 23, 2011 | Africa, Arizona, Good to Great, Journal
“Hey! Maybe you’ll wake up with a bit of bravery tucked in your pocket tomorrow.” I spoke those words this week. Bravery doesn’t come easily. I recently failed at being courageous when I woke up in the middle of the night in Malawi to an animal...
by Kelli Donley | Dec 5, 2010 | Arizona, Flora and Fauna
Yesterday was the Phoenix Permaculture Guild’s annual tour de coop — a city-wide tour of more than a dozen backyards of families raising birds. To say this is kind of day — one spent with girlfriends, laughter, gardens, animals and lots of...
by Kelli Donley | Nov 26, 2010 | Arizona, Celebrate!, Kitchen Talk
Like a bird. The cinnamon rolls, pre-icing. I didn’t have a chance to eat one, but the reviews were good and they made my home smell like Christmas. And pumpkin pie! I don’t like pie. So I didn’t eat any of this either. But hot damn, I was so...
by Kelli Donley | Nov 19, 2010 | Arizona, Celebrate!, Journal
So, not to be too much of a corporate hack that drinks the Kool-Aid, but I attended a Fresh & Easy event last night for a handful of media folk in the Valley, and while I’d love to come at this review without a bias — no such luck. It was so, so great....
by Kelli Donley | Nov 9, 2010 | Arizona, Favorites, handmade
Horrible photos of a lovely gift; I was given this gorgeous wrap/scarf by my friend Tina this weekend. It is so, so beautiful. I love the rust and fall colors and the leaf edge. So yes, I am rocking a skirt, short sleeve shirt and a scarf today. While it...
