by Kelli Donley | Jan 22, 2015 | Domestic Art, Recipes
It was Finny who taught me that if you roast your squash with the seeds in tact, the flesh will be sweeter. Sure enough. We’ve been eating a lot of these stuffed acorn squash. They are easy to prep and versatile. This week, I made them with spicy fava beans and...
by Kelli Donley | Jan 21, 2015 | Domestic Art
The first of many Valentine gifts completed, mailed and received. It is still wonky, but I loved making this. ~K
by Kelli Donley | Jan 13, 2015 | Domestic Art
I have other writing projects demanding of my time, so logically I’ve thrown myself into a fairly complicated sewing project. (Why is it we so often avoid what we really want to accomplish? WHY?) I post these wonky sewn seams to ask the myriads of you who...
by Kelli Donley | Jan 7, 2015 | Domestic Art
One of my resolutions is to learn several specific new sewing and knitting skills. For example: working on double pointed needles. This fingerless glove pattern was the right fit. With a bit of coaching for Sarah to get that thumb right, these are coming along nicely....
by Kelli Donley | Dec 17, 2014 | Celebrate!, Domestic Art
Is this what your dining room table looks like right now? A sea of half finished presents. No? Just me? At least I have one thing on my list this year from my growing “Christmas projects” folder on Pinterest that worked: I love the Mason jar full of...
by Kelli Donley | Dec 5, 2014 | Celebrate!, Domestic Art
A glimpse of the knitting that is being gifted this year. This is what Sundays on the couch watching football look like come December. I am pleased — especially since I had 90% of that yarn in my stash, some of which had moved back and forth across the...
