Long Hollow

Where seeds of thought have room to grow

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Realtor, writer, blogger in Austin, TX

Category: Every Picture Tells a Story

  • Vintage Airports, Engaged Couples, Dark-Eyed Juncos, and other Sweet!s of the Week

    We've known him since he was a baby, but when Justin gets married next month we won't be at the wedding. He and his beautiful bride-to-be Pati are tying the knot in Mexico, and as much as we'd love a few days at an ocean side resort, we just can't swing it financially.  That's why…

  • Ten Years Ago…

    He noticed it when he used the rowing machine at the gym where he worked. A consistent pain or pressure that would start up after a few minutes and go away when he stopped rowing. Perhaps a pulled muscle? He was in the middle of building our new home, after all, and stretching and working…

  • Flowers for Leontien (and other Sweet!s)

    June 3 will mark the 4th anniversary of my first blog post. I started blogging because, as I write in my "About" section up above… "Diaries, letters, and scrapbooks became journals, writing classes and essays became Long Hollow (and a few fictional works in progress…)  But come to find out, what started as an outlet for my journaling…

  • Tenacity

    Tomorrow will mark four days in a row I didn't have to report to one job or another. That's a record. When I say "job", I'm not talking about working on my book or photography, but at one of those hourly paying gigs that help feed our bank account. When I envisioned these four wide…

  • Earth Day and an Apology to my Puppies

    The dogs' bowls were empty. Max had wandered around the corner of the house, probably on down to the doghouse, calling it a night. Belle lay near me, gnawing on a bone.  I had a few hours left in the day after seven hours (on my feet) at the winery and a long walk with…

  • Adventurous Kids, No Dead Armadillos on the Porch, and other sweet things

    My kids are off adventuring this weekend. I'm living vicariously through them. That's my right as their mother, isn't it? The oldest and his love are in San Diego… yesterday they caught a glimpse of a migrating grey whale while kayaking! The other two are off caving, separately. One in Austin and one a bit…

  • Totally. Blown. Away.

    When my friend Darla mentioned having a birthday party for me, I agreed only because it was a good excuse for a get-together with dear friends from high school.  "No presents, though!" I told her. "Make sure you tell everyone 'no presents'"!  I knew she would still go crazy on food and decorating… she's a…

  • Mary Poppins and other Sweet!s of the week

    I would lie on the wooden floor for hours… or at least it seemed like hours… listening to my Mary Poppins soundtrack album, over and over. Asthma held my lungs hostage – each breath was a major accomplishment – so lying there listening to "Step in Time" and "Feed the Birds" was about all I…

  • The Great U2 Mystery

    Yesterday morning, I was all set to listen to U2 while I ran on the treadmill. I've kept their Achtung, Baby! down there for several years for when the U2 running mood hits me. (I also keep some Ted Nugent, John Mellencamp, and Dixie Chicks handy – my running moods are pretty eclectic!) (It's kind…

  • Life

    There are times in life when everything hits at once. Your car has issues, your family has issues, your house has issues, your job has issues…  Opportunities drop onto your path that will scurry away if you don't jump on them right this instant but you don't know how you can squeeze another minute out…