by Kelli Donley | Sep 28, 2009 | Domestic Art, Happy Hippie, Journal, Kitchen Talk
I’m home again, home again after a lovely week in Colorado pet-sitting for my friends Sheila and Charlie. They were off to Africa and left me with their gorgeous home, a car full of gas, a GPS system, 5 furry friends to spend time with and WI-FI. I sat at their...
by Kelli Donley | Sep 22, 2009 | Happy Hippie, Journal
Other than the serious oxygen high I’ve been getting from hauling my booty through the aspens and pines on long, winding hikes, I’ve managed to find a bit of inspiration in the furry creatures in my charge: Really — have you ever caught yourself a...
by Kelli Donley | Sep 16, 2009 | Community, Happy Hippie, Journal
I’m working with a charter high school on creating a community garden. I started last week working with the students and it was a culturally clueless experience. We are going to lasagna garden their small plot of land because at the moment, it is compacted dirt...
by Kelli Donley | Sep 14, 2009 | Happy Hippie, Journal
I’m officially calling it Fall. Yep, it is still 100+ outside and yes, I’m still wearing tank tops and flip flops like they are my version of desert couture. However, I’m ready to shed the skin of this summer, crawl out from my rock of self-pity and...
by Kelli Donley | Sep 12, 2009 | Domestic Art, Flora and Fauna, Happy Hippie, Journal
While a bridge over troubled pumpkins was temporarily considered, instead I opted for Finny’s suggestion of tomato cages. The pumpkins? They’ve been wrangled. So easy! And with supplies I already had. I had one of those Laura Ingalls Wilder moments this...
by Kelli Donley | Sep 9, 2009 | Domestic Art, Journal, June Cleaver, Kitchen Talk
Certainly easier to do when covered with cheese and pesto. Matt jokes that he is growing rabbit ears because of all the vegetables we eat. Soon enough, that will include squash and pumpkins from the garden. Hippity hop, Kelli
