Long Hollow

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Realtor, writer, blogger in Austin, TX

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  • A Sweet Blur

    Last Friday I made a quick road trip to Houston to take care of some business for my mom. My friend Debra graciously opened her home in Seabrook to me and TG for the night. On our way to meet friends for dinner, I was mesmerized by the sunlight bathing pastel houses…the cloudless sky…the gulls swooping…

  • My Bluebonnet Fix (and other sweets of the week)

          This is one of my favorite times of the year, when bluebonnets appear almost overnight, splashing the roadsides as if the sky leaked blue. I spend a lot of time driving those roads and I've been aching to stop and say hello to our brief visitors. They'll be gone in just a…

  • A Home with History in Old Town Pflugerville

    Beginning in my teens, I dreamed of renovating an old house. My aunt joined in on the dream project, picking out potential projects in the countryside around Killeen, where she lived. Tom picked up on the dream. We loved touring Victorian homes that had been lovingly restored…or sneaking into neglected ones and imagining their potential.…

  • Galas, Volunteering, Photography and other Sweet!s

    Last night I spent hours with a camera around my neck, stalking guests at the local Women's Club fundraising gala. Now, mind you, it's pretty standard for me to have my camera hanging around my neck at any function I attend…well, anywhere I go… but last night was different: instead of complaining about me taking…

  • Epiphanies (and other sweet!s from the past week)

      epiph·a·ny  noun \i-ˈpi-fə-nē\ Epiphany : a Christian festival held on January 6 in honor of the coming of the three kings to the infant Jesus Christ : a moment in which you suddenly see or understand something in a new or very clear way   Yesterday was Epiphany in the Catholic world. It's the 12th day after…

  • 1102 Cliffview Drive, Spicewood, Texas: A Slice of Pedernales Pretty

      I stood near a rocky, cactus-covered cliff on Saturday, staring down at a bend in the Pedernales River that still sparkled with water, despite this drought that has lingered for so long here in central Texas. What a sweet surprise and relief to see that water! When I listed this long, narrow acre-ish lot on…