by Kelli Donley | Nov 10, 2008 | Happy Hippie, Journal, Public Health, Recycle, Reduce, Reuse, Travel
DC was excellent; I had such a great time at the Green Festival with Mike and Sam. Let me tell you — these two know how to hosts guests. The adorable Tuck home. They not only drove me around for three days, set up a hotel room in the city so we could walk and...
by Kelli Donley | Nov 6, 2008 | Community, Domestic Art, Journal, June Cleaver, Kitchen Talk
Community Dinner: 11-07-08 {This candle would later cause a small house fire. Thankfully I had a firefighter’s wife on hand to put it out and mop the floor in the process. Phew.} 15+ came, there was plenty of food, and thank goodness — no major fire...
by Kelli Donley | Nov 6, 2008 | Community, Domestic Art, Journal, June Cleaver, Kitchen Talk
Tonight is the Fall return of the Community Dinner. My African travel saint is cruising through town to introduce me to his new girlfriend and I felt a party was in order. Thanks to my love of travel, my budget for such parties is always constrained. While I’d...
by Kelli Donley | Nov 5, 2008 | CAOK, Correspondence, Happy Hippie, Journal
Yesterday I received another pretty incredible stroke of kindness from the craft world. KatyRenee had a contest a while back on her blog and I won. I was able to select an image and she said she’d whip something up for me. Of course, I looked to my creative idol...
by Kelli Donley | Nov 4, 2008 | Journal, Kitchen Talk, Politico
Whole wheat tortilla, black beans, spinach, tomatoes, Colleen’s spicy tomato chutney, and quinoa — health wrapped in happiness. This is the dinner I ate the night I voted for America’s first African-American President. I know one day I’m going...
by Kelli Donley | Nov 2, 2008 | Domestic Art, Journal, June Cleaver, Kitchen Talk
Thanks to Colleen and her fabulous recipe for Portuguese Sweet Bread, my home currently smells like heaven. Truly, I’m such a lover of food that I really do think heaven very well smell like a bakery. This bread takes a bit of time and care, as any great recipe...
