by Kelli Donley | Apr 11, 2011 | Arizona, Flora and Fauna, Happy Hippie
We’ve had crazy weather in Phoenix this spring, including uncharacteristically cool and rainy nights the last few days. After a lengthy hike on the Peralta Trail in the Superstitions, we reached Weaver’s Needle Sunday morning to find it dusted with snow....
by Kelli Donley | Apr 1, 2011 | Arizona, Flora and Fauna, Happy Hippie
A bit of time wandering the Desert Botanical Gardens as the sun set is exactly what I needed yesterday. And of course, with a wet winter, mild spring and warm weather upon us, the gardens couldn’t have put on a more vibrant show to welcome visitors. When people...
by Kelli Donley | Mar 29, 2011 | Happy Hippie, Journal
I have been photographing pieces of furniture I’m giving away. Most of my furniture is stuff that friends have passed along, items I’ve found at garage sales, etc. It’s value is certainly not worth moving 770 miles. (Especially after signing the...
by Kelli Donley | Mar 23, 2011 | Happy Hippie, Homebody, Journal, June Cleaver, Kitchen Talk
I hosted a couple friends and their owners last night for dinner on the patio. We enjoyed a new recipe — cochinita tacos — from a recipe I got out of a waiter at Gallo Blanco. (Pork shoulder, can of Coke, can of Negro Modelo, onion, garlic, any other...
by Kelli Donley | Mar 15, 2011 | Arizona, Get Fit, Happy Hippie
When you take census of the things you own and the things you are willing to move 1000 miles, you are reminded of who you truly are. Our things, especially those of which we are unwilling to part, define our values. We’ve voted with our wallets. These dishes,...
by Kelli Donley | Mar 14, 2011 | CAOK, Domestic Art, handmade, Happy Hippie
A coworker gave me a garment that she wanted recycled. She’d had the gown custom made with Heather Bailey fabrics and was so sad the end result didn’t work. She didn’t want the fabric to go to waste. Could I make something of it? The Betty Draper...
