by Kelli Donley | Sep 12, 2009 | Domestic Art, Flora and Fauna, Happy Hippie, Journal
While a bridge over troubled pumpkins was temporarily considered, instead I opted for Finny’s suggestion of tomato cages. The pumpkins? They’ve been wrangled. So easy! And with supplies I already had. I had one of those Laura Ingalls Wilder moments this...
by Kelli Donley | Sep 11, 2009 | Celebrate!, Domestic Art, June Cleaver
I hosted a small birthday party last night for my friend Shoshana. She loves all things French and having never spent time there, I did what I could to accommodate her francophone ways with a bit of cliche food: croissants, cheese, bread, wine, chocolate, nuts, and of...
by Kelli Donley | Sep 10, 2009 | Domestic Art, Flora and Fauna, Happy Hippie
A gardening question for you — have you ever grown pumpkins or squash and had to reroute their direction? One of our gardens is so full, it is about two weeks away from completely taking over the walkway to the front door. With the new winter garden on the other...
by Kelli Donley | Sep 9, 2009 | Domestic Art, Journal, June Cleaver, Kitchen Talk
Certainly easier to do when covered with cheese and pesto. Matt jokes that he is growing rabbit ears because of all the vegetables we eat. Soon enough, that will include squash and pumpkins from the garden. Hippity hop, Kelli
by Kelli Donley | Sep 5, 2009 | Domestic Art, Happy Hippie, June Cleaver, Kitchen Talk
One summer about six years ago, I watched 4th of July fireworks from a crabbing boat in the Puget Sound. Ask me what I remember about that trip, other than freezing my shorts and flip flopped-butt off? The food. Other than the absolute best seafood I’ve ever...
by Kelli Donley | Sep 4, 2009 | Community, Domestic Art, Happy Hippie, June Cleaver, Kitchen Talk
When a Burundian family left for another state earlier this month, their community garden plot of okra was ready for harvest. Having never eaten okra before, I wasn’t sure what to do with these vegetables. After two weeks of trying to get church members to take...
