by Kelli Donley | May 21, 2014 | Domestic Art, Flora and Fauna, Heirloom Hacienda
You’ve heard of the farm to table movement. May I present my version of garden to table: Pesto chicken with roasted tomato sauce over steamed veggies. (That tomato sauce is just about the best thing I’ve ever made. I might have sipped some of it the next...
by Kelli Donley | May 19, 2014 | Arizona, Earth Mama, Flora and Fauna, Heirloom Hacienda
It has been several years since I gardened this earth, and while I thought things were going smoothly in the bountiful tomato plot, sadly — they are not. I have blossom-end rot, causing all of the larger tomatoes to get mushy bottoms on the vine. Come to find...
by Kelli Donley | May 13, 2014 | Arizona, Domestic Art, Heirloom Hacienda
That cute little elephant showed up last week, a gift from Ellen. The note of encouragement read, “There are other cactus in the desert.” (I have awesome friends.) A couple months ago I had the chance to meet Regina in person, while visiting Tucson for...
by Kelli Donley | Apr 24, 2014 | Arizona, Heirloom Hacienda
I love this dragon boat, and the others in the Tempe Town Lake marina. I swear, my feet could walk the path around that lake with my eyes closed after the last few months. Nelson needs little direction. We walk and walk, watching the light change on the water as the...
by Kelli Donley | Apr 21, 2014 | Domestic Art, Heirloom Hacienda
Oh, how crafty did I feel making homemade chicken stock this week? I let it simmer over night; I awoke to the entire (small) house smelling of onion and celery and savory deliciousness. Of course, I’m always low on tupperware. It never seems to fail that I do...
by Kelli Donley | Apr 15, 2014 | Heirloom Hacienda
It’s been a couple months since I moved back into my little home in Tempe. Friends and family walked on egg shells for the first few weeks. I could tell they were being gentle with my heart, trying to carefully ask the obvious: was it weird? Yes. It was a...
