by Kelli Donley | Sep 17, 2012 | Colorado, Happy Hippie
Have you seen this episode of Parks and Rec? Treat Yo Self I was out shopping with my mom this weekend — who told me, “the key to sticking to a budget or a diet is learning to tell yourself NO!” — and when she’d pick something up and put...
by Kelli Donley | Sep 11, 2012 | Flora and Fauna, Happy Hippie, Heirloom Homestead
Have you read “Animal, Vegetable, Miracle?” I’ve long considered Barbara Kingsolver one of the best American authors. I adore her work, have written fan letters, stumbled all over myself with inappropriate fan-girl questions the one time we met, and...
by Kelli Donley | Sep 8, 2012 | Colorado, Happy Hippie, Heirloom Homestead
The leaves are transforming golden. Blackbirds gather in their Hitchcock gangs along the fence, in the yard, perched on the beds — all too close to the precious few remaining tomatoes. The squash vines are starting to die, the leaves an ashen gray. Forest green...
by Kelli Donley | Aug 24, 2012 | CAOK, Handmade goods, Happy Hippie
Envelope clutch with fabric from the stash :: late summer surprises for Hannah and Stacey ~K
by Kelli Donley | Aug 23, 2012 | Colorado, Happy Hippie, Heirloom Homestead, June Cleaver, Kitchen Talk
Palisade peaches are in season. Last September, during a visit my Dad said, “That is the best piece of fruit I’ve ever eaten!” He’s mentioned it several times since. Peaches, people. My quiet father is still talking about peaches nearly a year...
by Kelli Donley | Aug 22, 2012 | Colorado, Happy Hippie, Journal
Rebecca came for a visit last week, and just in time. I sent an email several weeks ago to a handful of girlfriends saying I was struggling and the normal pick-me-ups (exercise, limited alcohol, prayer, time outside) weren’t doing the trick. My physician, rushed...
