Long Hollow

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Realtor, writer, blogger in Austin, TX

Category: Indulgence

  • What a weekend! Where do I start?

    I think I'll start with today, a Monday which has redeemed all prior Mondays in my eyes (even though it's not technically part of the weekend) and move backwards for a change.  No, I didn't win the lottery or anything. We're still as broke as ever.. monetarily, anyway. And no, I didn't get another Monday…

  • Sun(day), Wind and Water

    "You and Tom want to go out on the boat tomorrow after Mass?" "Sure!" To-do list? What to-do list? Faces of Procrastination… Well, there's always Monday… or Tuesday… or Wednesday…  

  • Meet the Walburg Boys (and a Saturday To-Do List)

    Tom and I hit the highway last night to experience a Central Texas gem we had no idea even existed until now – the Walburg Restaurant and Biergarten. I was kicking myself (in between dances) that we'd never been before. Tom danced with me, but while those fast polkas start my toes tapping, he became…

  • Divas and Sunshine – Just What the Doctor Ordered

    I've been packing a lot into my life lately, both by choice and necessity. I've been skimping on sleep at a time when I need to be getting more, stressing over finances, kids and property/neighbor issues. But there are times when skimping on sleep is exactly the right thing to do – especially if it's…

  • I should have been a librarian

    Silence. The first few days of summer, we had conversations, but since then… now… my words drift unheard, unanswered, into the air. She sits near me… or at least she appears to be sitting there, book in hand, nose in book, but in truth, she's gone, following Ender through his futuristic world… revisiting Harry Potter……

  • I’m in love with Eddie V

    I gained three pounds Saturday night but it was worth it. My friend Tamara and her husband Rod were in town and invited us to meet them for dinner. Tom, as I mentioned yesterday, was out of commission because of his back, but he urged me to go anyway, without him. I think it was…

  • One Weekend, Two Theaters, Tons of Talent

    I can't believe I forgot my camera. I can't BELIEVE I forgot my camera. I CANNOT BELIEVE I FORGOT MY CAMERA! That's all I could think about when we arrived at One World Theater Saturday evening for the Linton Mancilla CD Release Party/Concert. As soon as we pulled into the parking lot of the Tuscany-Meets-Texas-style…

  • Drew Womack, friends, a hill above the lake = a perfect Texas night

    By the time slow-poke Friday knocks on our door, Tom and I are usually worn out from entertaining the other demanding, high-maintenance days of the week; we can muster enough energy to snuggle downstairs watching a movie, but that's about it. We don't have enough brain left to make plans (besides, we're procrastinators, remember?) Thank…

  • Pond Envy, Bonfire Fun and an Old-Fashioned Lesson

    On any vacation, the things that make it the most special are those things you couldn't imagine beforehand… those little surprises that stick in your head forever. I had seen a photograph of Sue and Ron's backyard pond… I couldn't remember what it looked like exactly, but I knew it was really pretty and that,…

  • Can a girl have too many hobbies?

      Tom probably thinks so. But this is a cool picture, isn't it? Do you notice the close-up reflection of my face surrounding the door that's framing a reflection of my body? I wish I could say I planned it that way, but this is just one of the things I love about photography: I…