by Kelli Donley | May 23, 2012 | Colorado, Community
This sweet man, named Bill, works on the Pearl Street mall in Boulder. His profession? Poet by hire, of course. For a donation of your choice, you can give Bill a word or idea and he’ll carefully hunt and peck on his tiny typewriter until he’s got...
by Kelli Donley | May 16, 2012 | Community, Journal
I know I’ve mentioned more than once that I’m super lucky and blessed for having connected with so many like-minded women via the interwebs. Right? I mean — Zarah came to hang out a couple times in Phoenix and I’ll see her again this summer in...
by Kelli Donley | Mar 19, 2012 | Colorado, Community, Happy Hippie, Heirloom Homestead
How many of you have heard me say, “I just want a couple chickens?” Most, I’d guess. For years, the story went a bit like this: I want a garden, dog and a couple chickens. Also? I’d like to live closer to my brother. Well. Chickens are all that...
by Kelli Donley | Feb 15, 2012 | Colorado, Community, Domestic Art, Heirloom Homestead, Kitchen Talk
The Crazy: I celebrated Valentine’s day by throwing a small, simple dinner party for a couple friends. Fine. It was a choreographed, triumphant dinner party, with seven courses for more than a dozen friends. The older I get, the less ability I have take the easy...
by Kelli Donley | Jan 28, 2012 | Colorado, Community, Kitchen Talk
Sometimes when I am preparing for a dinner party, I let myself get lost in a pretend land where I have a reality cooking show. Wearing a frilly apron and pearls, I whip through the fridge, pulling out ingredients and humming along to Miles Davis on the radio. I rattle...
by Kelli Donley | Jan 11, 2012 | Colorado, Community, Faith
I am taking a new course at my church on poetry and theology. The church has a resident theologian, thanks to a nearby seminary. I expected very little and was a touch overwhelmed by the 25 folks who came together for this first class, much of which was far over my...
