by Kelli Donley | Jul 13, 2009 | Happy Hippie, Journal, Travel
I met up with birds of the same feather yesterday — ladies I’ve long admired from afar but hadn’t ever met in person. We met at Denver Fabrics for a bit of excessive textile consumption (they watched; I acted like a fat kid in a candy store. A fat...
by Kelli Donley | Jul 12, 2009 | Faith, Happy Hippie, Journal
I can imagine hikers in the Rockies years ago, love sick and without Facebook/Twitter/Blogs/Cell phones/Texts to embarrass themselves with emotion. Instead, trees and bark met the need. There are fields of Aspens on the San Francisco Peaks in Flagstaff that are...
by Kelli Donley | Jul 11, 2009 | Happy Hippie, Journal, Travel
Wandering in the Rockies yesterday on a lengthy hike with a friend, I stopped to admire the forest floor. The soft crunch underfoot was a quilt of characters — dark black compost covered with bright splotches of lime green moss, rust orange lichen, fading...
by Kelli Donley | Jul 10, 2009 | Happy Hippie, Journal, Travel
4:30 am: Leave Phoenix. I couldn’t get to sleep and by the time my alarm goes off, I’m running on excitement. 6:30 am: Arrive in Flagstaff, throw the sunroof open, smell summer. The scent of a cool breeze blowing through pine is one of my favorites. In...
by Kelli Donley | Jul 8, 2009 | Domestic Art, Flora and Fauna, Happy Hippie
The garden is clinging to life. Squash, pumpkins, sun flowers, basil, rosemary and watermelons are holding steadfast, bless their little hearts. The composter needs some attention, as does the front, former tomato, plot. I am looking forward to cooler weather and a...
by Kelli Donley | Jul 6, 2009 | Happy Hippie, Journal, Media
We are officially in the heart of summer in Phoenix. The weather is so incredibly warm, it is unbelievable to me anything can thrive outside. And yet, the sunflowers reach for the sky. The tallest one in the garden must be 10 feet. They are glorious, with their...
