Long Hollow

Where seeds of thought have room to grow

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Realtor, writer, blogger in Austin, TX

Category: Contests

  • Happy (Belated) Birthday, Mom… a few prayer requests… a Frankie update… and a reminder that it’s not too late…

    …to get your name in for the $100 Visa gift card drawing sponsored by BlogHer and Gain. It's so easy to enter… just click here to go to my Contests/Reviews blog, Long Hollow Conversations, and leave a brief comment telling me about a relationship you have that brings out the best in you. I'll choose…

  • Loose Ends, Apologies and Clarifications

    I owe my kids an apology. I implied in XOXO Nina Barbara that they were slackers in the Mother's Day department. I didn't intend to, but nonetheless, reading back over it now, I understand why my sweet Tommy slipped a pressed flower into the card he sent me with a note explaining "I couldn't let…

  • Hey Sonny, Who’s Your Cher?

    In other words, is there someone in your life who brings out the best in you? Someone who makes you better in some way? Now, once you've thought of someone in particular, try to explain how this person makes you better … That was easier said than done for me, when BlogHer asked me to…

  • Scavenger Hunt!

    Back when I was in junior high, no slumber party was complete without a scavenger hunt, when you divided up into teams going door to door through the neighborhood gathering up things like safety pins and matchboxes from Taco Bueno. The first team to gather everything on the list won. One specific scavenger hunt stands…

  • Now Playing: Spring

    Each morning I sit on the back deck facing the little creek while Max, Belle and Frankie eat breakfast. The Hollow is a stage before me and I've got a balcony seat. I witness the drama of changing seasons: life and death as told by the leaves, featuring guest appearances by blue herons, red-tailed hawks,…

  • I bet my “funny holiday road trip” story is better than yours!

    …and I'll even sweeten the bet with $200! Well, technically Blogher and Sprint will. I've partnered with Blogher to write for their product reviews program and the first assignment was to write about a funny holiday road trip. That was easy…I wrote about the trip we took to my husband Tom's youngest brother John's wedding…