by Kelli Donley | Mar 10, 2019 | Uncategorized
ROAR! There are things we are not meant to understand. I tell Gracie this, but she continues to wonder, to bother me for answers, yipping in my ears late at night. For one, I do not know why after we leave that terrible place, the one where they mop at our ears and...
by Kelli Donley | Feb 26, 2019 | Family, Uncategorized
When I was born, my British grandmother, fondly known as Gramma J, was just 45. She was a young mother, as was my mother. By 50, she’d have three grandchildren and one on the way. Gramma J is still alive in her body, but her spirit has long since left this...
by Kelli Donley | Nov 2, 2017 | Uncategorized
On this trip into the Grand Canyon, we took the South Kaibab trail from the South Rim. It is the shorter route to Phantom Ranch at 7.4 miles, but it is considerably steeper. We hadn’t ever taken this path before, and it happened to be an extraordinarily windy...
by Kelli Donley | Sep 9, 2015 | Uncategorized
I’m having a hard time coming up with thoughtful things to say around here these days. I regularly ask myself why I love writing a blog. And the answer is always the same: Doogie Howser. Who doesn’t remember Doogie sitting down at his incredibly...
by Kelli Donley | Jul 10, 2014 | Uncategorized
by Kelli Donley | Jul 1, 2014 | Uncategorized
Hey all, Lots of stories and photos to share, but we at africankelli.com are having a few technical issues. Mainly, the blog and Flickr are fighting and I can’t figure out how to get them to JUST GET ALONG ALREADY. As such, hang tight. The nerds are on the case....
