by Kelli Donley | Apr 29, 2008 | Goals, Good to Great, Journal, Media
Book bag for a swimmer friend. This has me thinking. A. I need a new tote for my summer travels that must hold lots of books. B. I need to start putting aside trusty used paperbacks I can leave behind as I go. My goal of reading 40 books this year is going pretty...
by Kelli Donley | Apr 29, 2008 | CAOK, Domestic Art, Journal, June Cleaver
Tiffany and I went to grad school together; she is one of those girlfriends who I can go months without connecting with and yet pick right back up where we left off. She is the proud mother of a precious nearly-two year old girl who I just love. Rory is a sweet little...
by Kelli Donley | Apr 28, 2008 | Domestic Art, Journal, June Cleaver, Sew Along
Querida Finny, I just love your birdie apron. I wish I had bought five yards of that fabric and could at least toy with the idea of sewing the beautiful dress we saw in the window of Josephine’s. Oh, my love of expensive fabric knows no bounds. Good thing...
by Kelli Donley | Apr 27, 2008 | Domestic Art, Journal, June Cleaver, Kitchen Talk, Uncategorized
Black bean hummus + cut veggies: I swapped garbanzos in this recipe for black beans, added a dash of flax to thicken this a bit more and a lot of cayenne. Now that I’ve got the hang of making my own hummus, no more store bought nonsense. This takes all of 10...
by Kelli Donley | Apr 25, 2008 | Community, Journal, Kitchen Talk, Recipes
Cheap red wine + two liters of Sprite Zero + sliced citrus + lots of ice = Sangria! Community dinner has been on a hiatus for the last couple of weeks and will more than likely go into hibernation again soon; summer is arriving and everyone is getting busy —...
by Kelli Donley | Apr 23, 2008 | Africa, CAOK, Journal, Travel
Last summer when I traveled to Africa I was lucky enough to deliver hundreds of goody bags bloggers put together for orphans in need. It was a wonderful and yet exceptionally frustrating experience. The customs officials in Mozambique were none too pleased I was...
