by Kelli Donley | Aug 7, 2012 | Colorado, Heirloom Homestead, Journal, Recipes
A great thing about moving from the blast of a hot oven (Phoenix) to the cool summer breeze of the Rockies (Golden)* is your calendar is quickly booked with loved ones high tailing it to a more pleasant climate. I’ve had family and friends come through by the...
by Kelli Donley | Jul 28, 2012 | Colorado, Flora and Fauna, Handmade goods, Happy Hippie, Heirloom Homestead, June Cleaver, Kitchen Talk
A friend visiting my home this week mentioned the crab apple tree on the side of the house had bent limbs from all the fruit. “What apple tree?” “That one by the mailbox. You know. There are little apples all over the ground?” “Those are...
by Kelli Donley | Jul 27, 2012 | Domestic Art, Happy Hippie, Heirloom Homestead, June Cleaver, Kitchen Talk
Raise your hand if you have a bookshelf full of creative tomes you’ve never read. You saw them at the bookstore and just had to have them. This pattern! That recipe! This idea! I believe the creative publishing industry is successful because of an average...
by Kelli Donley | Jul 7, 2012 | Colorado, Heirloom Homestead
Flowers blooming :: basil booming :: tomatoes, cukes, squash and pumpkins going wild in the garden — vines growing akimbo :: compost pile started :: chickens on hold (cranky neighbor). ~k
by Kelli Donley | Jul 3, 2012 | Happy Hippie, Heirloom Homestead, Reuse
The dresser, in stages: I. Dusty rose. Dirty. II. Stripped. New hardware. A lame attempt at bringing a “barn furniture” look to my bedroom. III. $20 of primer and paint later — a clean look. I am glad I was adventurous enough to paint a checkerboard...
by Kelli Donley | Jun 22, 2012 | Colorado, Heirloom Homestead, Nelson
Dear Nelson, A year ago today, I signed the paperwork at the pound to bring you home. During the drive home, a story on Willie Nelson aired on NPR. In that moment, you became Mr. Willie Nelson Mandela. You were abandoned at the night drop with no ID, wearing just a...
