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Category: Enjoying Austin
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TG and I spent a morning together last week running errands. (It's kind of weird how even errands can be fun now, if my kids are with me. It sure didn't feel that way very often when they were small… ) We took time for a quick lunch, then had one more stop to make…
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While I sit here typing away on my computer, throngs of people are converging on city streets (including Austin's) eating, drinking, and getting all of that rowdy, overindulgent behavior out of their systems, because tomorrow is Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent, and for the next 6 weeks they'll be pure as hermit monks……
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My legs ache so bad!. This is one of the worst cases of shin splints I've had in ages! No, I didn't run in the Austin Marathon. But I did run/walk 28 zig-zagging, uphill/downhill blocks in record time, camera bag ricocheting around my body, trying to reach the finish line in time to see my…
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He stood on the edge of the dance floor, toes tapping, body bouncing to the beat, feet shuffling, preparing for take-off. I recognized those signs: he wanted to dance. I recognized the signs because I was doing the same thing next to our table, 20 feet away. Tom had turned me down on this song…
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Last night, just as I was about to drift off to sleep, I swear I smelled cinnamon toast. You know that kind where you put four globs of butter on a slice of white bread, then sprinkle cinnamon all over it and finally, cover the whole thing in sugar and toast it in a small…
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We're coming off of a quiet, lie-low weekend. Tom and I both felt the need to stick close to home. I don't know about you, but as much as I enjoy getting out with my friends, dancing, eating, shopping… there are times when I just want to burrow into my cave, hide the entrance, and…
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The sun came out for the first time in days today. I made sure I slipped outside to feel its warmth on my skin. I've heard it's only visiting for a couple of days, then it's off again … a gypsy sun, just popping in and out… so I didn't want to miss it! I…
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I experienced another dream come true Friday night, one I had given up on long ago, and I owe it all to a tall, bearded stranger in a red sweater. No, it wasn't Santa. This tall stranger's name was Phil (or Bill…the music was loud and my hearing isn't what it used to be!) Phil/Bill…
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I didn't see my camera hit the concrete; it all happened way too fast…the oh-crap look on Tom's face, the metallic clunk that made me wince. By the time my eyes caught up to it, it already lay still and naked on the hangar floor, staring up at me, the lens skidding several feet away.…
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…makes a great pot of chili! A cold front dropped in for a visit this weekend and has decided to stick around for a few days, so Tom and I took advantage of it tonight and made our first pot of Winter 2010 Chili. We made a great team – he browned the meat and…
Long Hollow 