by Kelli Donley | Apr 18, 2012 | CAOK, Novel, Travel, Uncategorized
I’m dedicating the next week’s worth of posts to my new favorite state in the union: Indiana. That’s right, Indiana. Home of the Hoosers, the Butler Bulldogs and the best book club I know. Have you ever been? If so, you know Indianapolis is a...
by Kelli Donley | Feb 28, 2012 | CAOK, Correspondence
I received a lovely new address stamp in the mail this week, thanks to the ever creative Trial By Cupcakes. Perfect timing for COAK. Love, love, love! I think this will be my standard new home gift. Guess who I get to buy one for first? That’s right — Adam...
by Kelli Donley | Feb 22, 2012 | CAOK
I’ve organized CAOK — calculated acts of kindness — for a few years as a lenten tradition. Today, Ash Wednesday, kicks things off yet again. In the past there have been bunnies, flowers, aprons, baking and lots of encouragement to pay it forward....
by Kelli Donley | Jan 30, 2012 | CAOK, handmade
I have this delightful thrift store by my house; it has to be one of the best little shops I’ve ever found. The other day I needed a pie plate. I also left with a pewter serving dish, a glass butter dish, and a handful of vintage linens. I have long said I...
by Kelli Donley | Jan 23, 2012 | CAOK, Domestic Art, handmade, Happy Hippie
A scarf for a new Denver friend who has made my transition here easier. She and her husband are truly lovely people — friends I hope to have forever: {click on the photo for pattern details.} I picked this yarn up in Tempe because it reminded me of the ocean....
by Kelli Donley | Jan 12, 2012 | CAOK, Domestic Art, handmade, Journal
I like having journals around — to collect prayers, notes, and odd observations. Sometimes they are filled with grocery lists. Pretty much all of them end up unfinished because I get distracted with the bright and shiny of a new journal! New year, new paper, new...
