by Kelli Donley | May 2, 2016 | Arizona, Earth Mama, Happy Hippie
I’ve been volunteering at a garden in a swanky north Scottsdale neighborhood. I met a woman through a Junior League event and she asked for some help getting their garden beds started. We planted way, way too much the first time around — but thanks to a...
by Kelli Donley | Mar 28, 2016 | Arizona, Journal
During the last year, the department I work for has been reduced by more than 30%. The work we are doing has been transferred to a different state agency. The transition, all the same, has been an odd experience. I am the only person left on one side of a large floor...
by Kelli Donley | Mar 11, 2016 | Arizona, Domestic Art, Flora and Fauna
The citrus are blooming, covered in bees and making the yard smell like perfume. We’ve got two types of basil and some lavender going. I’m hoping they’ll all perk up with the increasing heat. Especially you, lavender. You’re on notice. The...
by Kelli Donley | Feb 25, 2016 | Arizona, Domestic Art
Spring is in full bloom in Arizona; our “winter” lasted all of three weeks, or so. As such, the citrus limbs are heavy with golden orbs and the acacia are flowering with the most delicious scent. (It really is my favorite smell.) When you have a hundred...
by Kelli Donley | Feb 16, 2016 | Arizona
When I briefly lived in Cameroon 16 years ago, I was so homesick I could barely breathe. I took solace spending my free lunch time under a huge mango tree in a school yard. I’d sit on the concrete step of a classroom (not in session) and look across the yard at...
by Kelli Donley | Jan 20, 2016 | Arizona, Flora and Fauna, Happy Hippie
We have broccoli, peppers and onions going strong in the garden. We’re soon adding an addition to the garden bed — a separate bed solely for tomatoes. I’m thrilled. We’ll fill it two-thirds with organic compost and soil, and then work in epsom...
