Long Hollow

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Realtor, writer, blogger in Austin, TX

Category: Every Picture Tells a Story

  • 60 by 60

        If you wait, all that happens is that you get older. ~Larry McMurtry     I can't believe I've been 59 for over a month now and haven't yet posted about the "60 by 60" challenge I've made to myself for the coming year.  Time continues to spin faster and faster, and there…

  • Bluebonnets, Easter Dresses, Essays… and other Texas springtime sweets

      Spotting my first bluebonnet of the year is always exciting. I know that the drab winter days are giving way to longer, warmer days of spring, wearing wildflowers of every color.    Full disclosure: these photos are from years past. While I've enjoyed the sight of bluebonnets decorating the roadsides this year, I haven't…

  • What is Love? (A Rerun for Valentine’s Day)

    Love talked about can be easily turned aside, but love demonstrated is irresistible.~ W. Stanley MooneyhamAmerican minister and speaker, 20th century   One of my favorite Valentines from Tom one year … our little pond shaped into a heart In honor of Valentine's Day, I thought I'd go back into the archives and find one of…

  • Italy flashback, time capsules … and other sweet!s

      "The next best thing to the enjoyment of a good time, is the recollection of it." ~James Lendall Basford      For someone who has a zillion photo albums collected on shelves all over her house, it amazes even me that I rarely print photos anymore. But I didn't want my memories of Italy…

  • Happy birthday, Belle! (and other sweet!s)

        Eight years ago, while we were mourning the loss of our sweet Charly, a litter of puppies was born in east Texas.  Whether the mom was a pure-bred who had a wild fling with a stray, or she was a mixed breed stray herself, we'll never know.  We do know that a few…

  • Thank you, 2017… Hello, 2018!

    Whether we want them or not, the New Year will bring new challenges; whether we seize them or not, the New Year will bring new opportunities. ~Michael Josephson   Can you believe another year has come and gone?  2017 will be unforgettable for me in many ways. I visited Las Vegas again, thanks to the…

  • December Sweets on a Christmas Eve…

        It's Christmas Eve. I spent most of the afternoon baking cookies and making fudge. It was my first attempt at baking gluten-free, and I have to admit, my Cyclops Cookies turned out as fabulous as ever. God bless who ever developed the 1-to-1 gluten-free flour!  I finished up just in time to make…

  • Lesson #86 (Still teaching me! Happy birthday, Mama!)

    A tiny box in the upper righthand corner of my computer reminds me that today is my mom's 86th birthday. (As if I could forget!) However, my heart reminds me that she is so much more than those earthly years. She is free from their bonds. I feel her love around me all the time,…

  • Reflections on Veterans Day

        Yesterday afternoon, I stood under a gray sky in the Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery paying tribute to a friend who passed away a few months ago. He had retired from the Texas Army National Guard as a Sergeant Major. We also paid tribute to his father-in-law, a retired Air Force Major, who…

  • October, Friday the 13ths, Baby Boys, Birthdays, Growing up, Reunions, Italy, and a bunch of other sweet!s

        Our weather has been in a see-saw pattern the past few weeks. Beautiful, cool, autumn-like days swoop in, making everyone smile, and then suddenly summer is back, with highs in the 90's, sticky air, and sneaky mosquitoes.  But at least we're getting the promise of autumn and a reprieve from the true summer…