by Kelli Donley | Dec 2, 2008 | Faith, Journal
Finally a chance to put out my Mozambican nativity! My dad asked if they were Aborigines. (They’d just seen Australia.) Sunday, we lit the first candle in the Advent wreath at church. You know me — a sucker for sentimentality and tradition. There is...
by Kelli Donley | Dec 1, 2008 | Journal
I’m not talking booze either. Why is it so miserably difficult to get back into routine after a few days of lounging? When my alarm went off this morning, I considered crying before anything else. It doesn’t help that it is dark, dark, dark and (Arizona)...
by Kelli Donley | Nov 28, 2008 | Domestic Art, Journal
I did it; I got up with the crazies this morning and stood in line before our neighborhood JoAnn’s with my 20% off coupon in hand a visions of fleece and flannel dancing through my head. I actually ran to the right section, grabbed with might and within 20...
by Kelli Donley | Nov 26, 2008 | Faith, Journal
May you be blessed with Faith Faith that casts out fear and gives hope. May you be blessed with Friends. Friends to share your love and bless you with theirs. May you be blessed with Love. Love to share in joy and comfort in need. And may you have Peace. That nothing...
by Kelli Donley | Nov 24, 2008 | Domestic Art, Journal, June Cleaver, Kitchen Talk
I’m in a serious baking groove this week — 10 loaves so far with plans for 4 more. This pumpkin zucchini batch will be delivered tomorrow to celebrate my favorite holiday of the year: Thanksgiving. Oh, Thanksgiving, how I love thee. All the joys of...
by Kelli Donley | Nov 24, 2008 | Domestic Art, Happy Hippie, Journal, Kitchen Talk, Recycle, Reuse
Do you have men in your life who you want to treat to homemade gifts but who recoil at the thought of anything crafted? Yeah. I’ve got a bunch of those too. I’ve spent way, way too much time and energy in the past trying to change their minds with felted...
