Long Hollow

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Realtor, writer, blogger in Austin, TX

Category: Contests

  • Five on Friday: Give me peace for the moment…

      1. I had to report for jury duty on Monday. It was in the old Travis County Courthouse, which to me is what a courthouse and jury room should look like…straight out of an old Perry Mason episode. It was a wonderful process. The judge was very passionate and took lots of time explaining…

  • I Blame LinkedIn

    Instead of exercising this morning before heading to work, I made the mistake of clicking on my LinkedIn profile when I got on the computer to pay some bills. By the time I finished updating it, I was scrambling to make it to work on time. So as soon as I stepped in the door…

  • Five – ish Things on Friday

      1. Today is my friend Debbie's birthday. I couldn't find the photo I wanted to post, the one of us dressed up like beauty queens, acting silly in her bedroom back in 1973. I've turned my house upside down and still can't find that photo anywhere! I used to be so organized… That summer…

  • Sunsets that Kiss the Sky, Silly Things That Make Me Cry, and other sweets of the week

    I'm late with my sweet!s. It feels like a whole month was stuffed into last week…highs and lows, late nights and early mornings, and miles and miles on the road. I've only been home long enough to sleep the past few days. I haven't even gone on a morning walk with my puppies since Friday!…

  • It’s already Saturday? (Sweet!)

    I'm in a calm spot between a busy week and a busier weekend. We've been blessed with spring-like weather, lately, and I admit I'm ready for it to just stick around. Wildflowers haven't yet ventured our way, but we're being serenaded by birds and frogs and a running creek. Storm clouds and sunshine are taking…

  • What Electrifies You?

    Author Gayle Brandeis posed that question on SheWrites last month. “What electrifies you? What gets your heart pumping? What takes your breath away? What makes the hair on your arms stand up on end?” I answered… Dancing, which I do as often as possible, even to the extent that I missed talking to a lot…

  • Ssssh! Don’t Tell my Mom! (plus the Shutterfly winners)

    Life has gotten crazy busy. My oldest son and his girlfriend are heading here this evening, joined by a few of his 'old' college buddies who are driving in from Dallas. Tomorrow is his birthday and he's letting me celebrate it with him for the first time in years and years… well, since he left…

  • “The Best Laid Schemes…” (What happened to Monday and Tuesday?)

    According to my calendar, I'm in Galveston right now, visiting my friend Ann, finally getting to see the cute little Victorian house she's fixing up and browsing through some wonderful eclectic shops. Things don't always go according to plan, though, do they? Instead of strolling the tourist-free beaches and staying up late talking and laughing…

  • A Good Monday – Writing and (news of) Weddings

    Today is Monday, isn't it? I've already lost track. I neglected so much today – I'm behind on emails, Facebook and reading my favorite blogs, as well as laundry and… well, everything. But it's for a good reason: I spent the day writing… specifically re-writing the beginning pages of my book for the "We Love…

  • “And now for something completely different…” Kitchen Tales, a Recipe and Post #1000!

    When I was growing up, if I stepped one foot in the kitchen, my grandmother would suddenly appear beside me to see what I was doing. It didn't matter if I waited until she was in her bedroom with the door closed playing the piano and belting out "Oh, What a Friend We Have in…