Long Hollow

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Category: Music

  • Pink Skies, Random Thoughts

    Pink clouds, pink skies have greeted my ascension to the dirt road the past two mornings … a nice change from the woolen grays and mist that have been waiting up there for me lately. I've noticed that a pink sky or one filled with clouds that look dipped in pink-orange paint lighten my heart…

  • “Hey, hey, hey – don’t let another moment slip away!” (Singing my New Year’s Resolution)

    I don't normally make resolutions – I figure if there's an improvement to make or goal to set, why not start today, right now? But this year is different. I'm adopting a song as my New Year's Resolution, a chant for the coming year to help me get through those inevitable stormy days:  "Hey, Hey, Hey" by…

  • The Piano

    I sit in a corner of Mam-ma's bedroom in front of the piano, fingers splayed in position, tapping out the notes I'm reading from my Lesson Book. Or my sister's – I liked her music more than mine. The piano is an upright, with old family photos displayed on top that distract me.  There's one…

  • Rocking in the Hangar – a Christmas tradition

    I didn't see my camera hit the concrete; it all happened way too fast…the oh-crap look on Tom's face, the metallic clunk that made me wince. By the time my eyes caught up to it, it already lay still and naked on the hangar floor, staring up at me, the lens skidding several feet away.…

  • A little of this, a little of that…

    …makes a great pot of chili! A cold front dropped in for a visit this weekend and has decided to stick around for a few days, so Tom and I took advantage of it tonight and made our first pot of Winter 2010 Chili. We made a great team – he browned the meat and…

  • Separation Anxiety

    Who's going to cook me dinner? Tom just looked at me and smiled. Are you going to cook up some casseroles, label them with the days of the week and freeze them for me? He laughed.I think he thought I was joking. Well, sure…I was…a little bit…  He's off, away on his own for a…

  • Dona Nobis Pacem

    (Click the image to learn about Blog Blast for Peace) "Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid." John 14:27 "Peace is not something you wish for; It's something you make,…

  • September…

    I heard Daughtry sing his new song "September" today. I've heard it before, but it wasn't until the words drifted through my head this morning that I realized it could be a theme song for this Fifty decade I'm traveling through. "How the time passed away…" It's depressing to think about, and kind of hard…

  • 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…

  • No Time-Squandering here, Ben

    Dost thou love life? Then do not squander time, for that's the stuff life is made of. ~Benjamin Franklin I don't think I'm guilty of time-squandering. Even with my tennis shoes on, Time is outrunning me these days. Another weekend has snuck up on me and I haven't really mentioned the last one. Maybe I just…