by Kelli Donley | Feb 17, 2009 | Domestic Art, Journal, Kitchen Talk
My new cooking obsession is making root vegetable fries and having them come out crispy. I’ve yet to master this. However, the practice has been fun. In this batch, I took four large sweet potatoes and two turnips. I coated them with a bit of olive oil, cumin,...
by Kelli Donley | Feb 16, 2009 | Domestic Art, Journal
Picked up my sewing machine Friday afternoon and it works better now than when I bought it 12 years ago. Seriously. I am embarrassed I complained about having to take it in! And while the clerk was finding it in the back, I took a quick stroll through the aisles of...
by Kelli Donley | Feb 14, 2009 | Journal, Media
If you can’t tell by the fabulous photo*, that’s me and Jimmy Carter. President Carter was in town for a book signing last night and I managed to drag along some friends to pick up my copy. He looked right at Rebecca and said hello to her pregnant belly!...
by Kelli Donley | Feb 13, 2009 | Journal
Link love for the day: 1. Matt and Stephanie got word this week, after waiting FOREVER on a list, that they’ll be adopting twin Ethiopian boys! They are 2.5 months old and on their way to their new mommy and daddy. I couldn’t be more thrilled for this...
by Kelli Donley | Feb 13, 2009 | Celebrate!, Domestic Art, Journal, Kitchen Talk
Some peanut butter cookie love for Rex. He’s my sweet Valentine this year. Thankfully his wife doesn’t mind. He always brings me something sweet for the holiday — each of which is even more wonderful since he beat cancer. This year? A giraffe Beanie...
by Kelli Donley | Feb 11, 2009 | Celebrate!, Domestic Art, Happy Hippie, Journal
I haven’t watched much TV this week, but the little I’ve caught has been littered with horrific commercials trying to convince the men of America that all women want is a tacky diamond heart necklace. If there is one thing I can stand by this...
