by Kelli Donley | Jun 22, 2011 | Colorado, Happy Hippie, Heirloom Homestead, Nelson
Today, my family expanded to two. I am so very pleased to introduce the first official mascot of the Heirloom Homestead: Willie Nelson Mandela. A bit of Americana and Africana by heart but Welsch terrier by heritage. (Not so unlike his mama.) I found him in a shelter...
by Kelli Donley | Jun 21, 2011 | Colorado, Happy Hippie, Journal
Have you heard about the great woolly mammoth discovery in Snowmass, Colorado? Well. We happened to visit during Ice Age Days (featuring such fun events as “sloth races! costumes (and presumably, irony) provided!”) While you couldn’t visit the site...
by Kelli Donley | Jun 14, 2011 | Colorado, Community, Handmade goods, Happy Hippie, Heirloom Homestead
I left a few of these on neighbor’s doors and handed out a couple others to those I could catch in person; my parents are still friends with neighbors they had in their very first home after getting married. There is something endearing about knowing who lives...
by Kelli Donley | Jun 13, 2011 | Colorado, Fruitful Harvest, Happy Hippie, Heirloom Homestead
Underneath all of those weeds, there was a stack of paving stones and three garden boxes. They are now planted with an abundance of squash, turnips, radishes and one lone tomato plant. Thankfully I now have a steady supply of coffee grounds I can add to the soil...
by Kelli Donley | May 22, 2011 | Domestic Art, Happy Hippie, Kitchen Talk, Recipes
\\ So, this paleo thing means no grains. And the family I’m living with is already living gluten free. When I suggested we make the banana bread recipe on Karen’s site, my hosts agreed. Gluten-free bread? Bring it on. Off to the market on my bike I went,...
by Kelli Donley | May 19, 2011 | Colorado, Community, Happy Hippie, Homebody, June Cleaver
Other than my lame attempts at poetry and my very public screaming about the weather for the last week (see: Twitter) — I’ve been thinking about this new little home I’m building. Technically, I’m renting. But let me get carried away, will you?...
