Long Hollow

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Realtor, writer, blogger in Austin, TX

Category: Indulgence

  • Hootenanny!

    Last night Tom and I sat under the branches of towering trees, watching the half-moon play hide-n-seek behind the fast moving clouds and listening to live music – it was a Friday Night Hootenanny! The cold and the rain have kept us away for the last few months – we're wimps. But after last night, we're…

  • Breaking Up is Hard to Do

    I was down all day…knowing what was ahead of me, wondering if I would be able to find the right words…wondering if I would be able to explain myself and my reasons clearly enough…hoping there would be no tears.  The overcast day matched my mood and added to the melancholy. It's so sad when a relationship…

  • Not on my list, but just what I needed…Popcorn and Sherlock

    When you have a stress knot in your neck and to-do lists are popping up all over the house and you're wondering when you're going to have time to do all of them, is it really sane to head off to the movies after work instead of trying to scratch things off? Who cares? Yeah,…

  • The Season Continues…

    "Over the next day hug your spouse, kiss your child, call your relatives, watch the sunset, watch the sunrise, thank your God and relish your life." – David Rohde, American reporter Every so often, I need a day at home with no expectations…a day where I can sleep late…ignore to-do lists…bounce along from one thing…

  • West Texas weekend – Kirby, windmills, and Merkel cousins

    The first thought in my mind and the first words out of my mouth this morning…"I'm tired…" even before my feet hit the floor. Probably not the best way to start a Monday, but I wouldn't trade this past whirlwind West Texas weekend for anything. It was totally worth the exhaustion, and not just because I…

  • A Day in the Mall, a Night in the Hangar…It Must be Christmas Time!

    A blanket of thick fog settled on our bit of the world yesterday evening – it made driving the hilly, serpentine roads out here pretty tricky! When we woke up this morning, we still looked out at a white world, but by mid-morning, when I fed Max and Frankie, it had lifted, leaving the trees…

  • A Not-Quite-Treasure Hunt and My Favorite Color, Gruene…

    I have a million things to do before company arrives this afternoon, but I have done a wonderful job ignoring them so far…I slept in, and then it was such a gorgeous morning that Tom and I had to take the critters for a walk (these days, with Charly, there's no way to rush that.) And…

  • Spirits Bound by Timeless Love and Sweetness

    This past weekend – a glorious Texas-style autumn weekend of golden sunshine, blue skies, vivid sunsets and star-filled nights – my house was filled with laughter and voices that have kept me company off and on for more than 30 years…some for more than 40…bringing back memories of those first slumber parties when we ate…

  • My List

    I just stumbled through the door, home after an afternoon of shopping with Kendall…after breakfast and lunch with precious friends…after a night of just 5 hours of sleep because I wanted to enjoy every minute I had with these 'girls' of my youth who gathered at my house for the weekend to celebrate Ann's birthday.…

  • “My Friends Meet Shake Russell and All I Get is a You-Tube Video”…or “Where’s a Teleporter When You Need One?”

    I'm not really whining. Well, okay, I am a little. It just seems that sometimes everything happens at once, doesn't it? Here's the story… For months I've been looking forward to this past weekend…my friends Tully and Brad were coming to Austin and a bunch of us were going to meet downtown. Then came the call…