by Kelli Donley | Mar 14, 2009 | Earth Mama, Happy Hippie, Journal
{I am going to uncharacteristically swear like a sailor in this post; consider it thoroughly influenced by dear Finny, the gardener who got me interested in all this mother of sweet holy moses nonsense in the first place. If you don’t like the f-bomb, take...
by Kelli Donley | Mar 11, 2009 | Arizona, Happy Hippie, Journal
Work is going so well, but I’m finding I don’t have enough time to get everything done I’d like to accomplish. On the home front, the garden is being watered, the laundry folded, the dishes washed. With ultimate frisbee tonight and a fair amount of...
by Kelli Donley | Mar 10, 2009 | Arizona, Community, Earth Mama, Goals, Happy Hippie
When Sarah arrived Friday night, we were both secretly a bit worried about our bloggy-friend adventure. Have you ever gone to the airport to pick someone up and had to look for an avatar? Yes, well, Friday was a first for me. But I knew somehow that having a friend...
by Kelli Donley | Mar 9, 2009 | Africa, Arizona, Community, handmade, Happy Hippie
My father jokes that if there is an African in the room, I can find and befriend him in no time flat. It seems whereever I go, I can find a friendly African face. This weekend, for example, I met Abdullah at the Scottsdale Farmer’s Market. If you are guessing...
by Kelli Donley | Mar 6, 2009 | Arizona, Community, Faith, Goals, Happy Hippie
Phase I of the community garden at Asbury UMC is a citrus orchard. Last week I convinced 18 folk to adopt a tree for the grove. Our goal is another 7 sold this week so we have 25 to plant on Arbor Day– March 20th. Our congregation is excited about the project...
by Kelli Donley | Mar 5, 2009 | Earth Mama, Good to Great, Happy Hippie
Add one African-themed throw quilt to the couch and voila! A recession-inspired solution that will work just fine for the time being. Thanks for the great suggestions! I see a new couch, paid in cash, in my future… ~K
