by Kelli Donley | Mar 2, 2009 | Domestic Art, handmade, Journal, Sew Along
Dear Finny, I am writing with some embarrassment. Due to unforeseen circumstances (me being busy with other things– tomatoes, namely), I didn’t get both projects done for February. I did manage last night to finish my wall-pocket experiment: This was...
by Kelli Donley | Feb 18, 2009 | Domestic Art, handmade, Happy Hippie, Journal
I have a friend who is pregnant, and in true community spirit, we are all praying and cheering and rooting for this baby to arrive healthy, happy and talking about what an amazing stork ride he just had. In trying to honor the privacy of the situation, I’ll just...
by Kelli Donley | Feb 17, 2009 | Domestic Art, Journal, Kitchen Talk
My new cooking obsession is making root vegetable fries and having them come out crispy. I’ve yet to master this. However, the practice has been fun. In this batch, I took four large sweet potatoes and two turnips. I coated them with a bit of olive oil, cumin,...
by Kelli Donley | Feb 16, 2009 | Domestic Art, Journal
Picked up my sewing machine Friday afternoon and it works better now than when I bought it 12 years ago. Seriously. I am embarrassed I complained about having to take it in! And while the clerk was finding it in the back, I took a quick stroll through the aisles of...
by Kelli Donley | Feb 13, 2009 | Celebrate!, Domestic Art, Journal, Kitchen Talk
Some peanut butter cookie love for Rex. He’s my sweet Valentine this year. Thankfully his wife doesn’t mind. He always brings me something sweet for the holiday — each of which is even more wonderful since he beat cancer. This year? A giraffe Beanie...
by Kelli Donley | Feb 12, 2009 | Celebrate!, Domestic Art, handmade, June Cleaver
Remember when Finny and I took our trip to Santa Fe and fell head over feet for the artist galleries? One of my favorite was filled with Mexican curios — including several walls of milagros. How I wish I’d pulled out my credit card and purchased a handful...
