Long Hollow

Where seeds of thought have room to grow

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Realtor, writer, blogger in Austin, TX

Category: Friendship

  • The Problem with Fun Weekends…

      You circle the date on the calendar. You count the days until you can leave. You just can't wait for that special date to arrive! And then (you probably guessed it because it happens to you, too) … the time flies and that special weekend is over way too fast.  This was one to…

  • A Sweet Saturday on a Diva Weekend

    While you sit where ever you sit on Saturday mornings, reading this, I'm soaking my drought-dusty body in the cool water of a friend's backyard pool, frozen margarita in hand. This is a Diva weekend, when girls I grew up with congregrate to catch up on each other's lives in a way that Facebook and…

  • On Flying…or Not

      A bird, whether it is tied down by a thread or a chain, still cannot fly. St. John of the Cross There are days I feel I'm a bird, hopping around on a branch, aching to take to the sky chasing the delectable dreams I see darting around, just out of my reach… But…

  • Fable of the Porcupines (or, Be Grateful for the Pricks in Your Life)

    It was the coldest winter ever. Many animals died because of the cold. The porcupines, realizing the situation, decided to group together. They were covered and protected, but the quills of each wounded the closest companion. After a while, they decided to distance themselves, and they began to die, alone and frozen. So they had…

  • Shake-in’ it up … Deep in the Hollow with Shake Russell. Again!

    Music is a puppeteer pulling my strings, making me laugh, cry, sing, dance. There are songs that whisk me into the past, songs that soothe my fears, songs that lift my spirits, songs that inspire me, encourage me, give me hope. I'm just a feather blown this way and that by the melodies and words.…

  • Twenty-One Years Later…

    "You have a daughter? I just remember the two boys!" "Yep. I had her in '91. What year did you leave?" "'90."  "Well, that explains it then. Here's her picture…" "Yeah, I saw it. She looks just like you. You don't look like you, but she does!" When Ken first met me, I was 19.…

  • Book’em Danno!

      What do you get when you mix a Hootenanny with a 50th birthday party? A Hawaii-Hootenanny 5-0! And Saturday night Tom and I were lucky enough to attend one for Liane, Ms. Hootenanny, herself. What's a Hootenanny? Here's the official description from its Meet-Up site: "These open jam sessions are open to all musicians at…

  • Faith, Hope, Love (what would I do without my friends?)

      "At times our own light goes out and is rekindled by a spark from another person. Each of us has cause to think with deep gratitude of those who have lighted the flame within us." ~ Albert Schweitzer My friend Jillsy sent this to me last week –  my prize for contributing the most…

  • Life and Death – a Cycle of Celebration

    Tiny almond-shaped eyes – chocolate drops full of innocence, ignorant of the violence that brought us all together – peered at me over her mother's shoulder. She wore a yellow romper and sky blue bonnet, such a contrast to the black and white donned by the rest of us who formed a circle of love…

  • Indie Friendlie

    If you're interested in film – especially independent film – pay attention… One of my creative friends, Byron Tully, is part of a new project,"Indie Friendlie", a weekly television program "created to give independent filmmakers an outlet for their work to be seen and for the public to learn about them", according to the website, http://indiefriendlie.com/.…