by Kelli Donley | Aug 10, 2012 | Colorado
There is a giant roller coaster in Denver called the Cyclone. Built in 1940, it is one of the few wooden roller coaster to remain in the United States. Surrounded by cotton candy stands, children skipping and a carousel, you’d think you’d jumped back in...
by Kelli Donley | Aug 9, 2012 | Colorado, Heirloom Homestead
With a friend’s CSA basket full from the farmer’s market, and the crab apple trees in town heavy with fruit ready for the picking — I’ve been spending many a warm, starry night on the patio with friends — lingering over meals full of the...
by Kelli Donley | Aug 7, 2012 | Colorado, Heirloom Homestead, Journal, Recipes
A great thing about moving from the blast of a hot oven (Phoenix) to the cool summer breeze of the Rockies (Golden)* is your calendar is quickly booked with loved ones high tailing it to a more pleasant climate. I’ve had family and friends come through by the...
by Kelli Donley | Jul 28, 2012 | Colorado, Flora and Fauna, Handmade goods, Happy Hippie, Heirloom Homestead, June Cleaver, Kitchen Talk
A friend visiting my home this week mentioned the crab apple tree on the side of the house had bent limbs from all the fruit. “What apple tree?” “That one by the mailbox. You know. There are little apples all over the ground?” “Those are...
by Kelli Donley | Jul 23, 2012 | Colorado, Flora and Fauna
Mine grows tomatoes, squash and tiny, 1/2 inch baby cucumbers. I should have planted less/thinned more. Next year, I’ll put in more raised beds and a few fruit trees. The fruit trees in the neighborhood are full of apples, peaches and apricots. The sidewalks are...
by Kelli Donley | Jul 7, 2012 | Colorado, Heirloom Homestead
Flowers blooming :: basil booming :: tomatoes, cukes, squash and pumpkins going wild in the garden — vines growing akimbo :: compost pile started :: chickens on hold (cranky neighbor). ~k
