Long Hollow

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Realtor, writer, blogger in Austin, TX

Category: My Country Life

  • A weekend of birthday celebrations and away they go again…

        My oldest and his beautiful wife are somewhere over the Pacific Ocean right now, traveling to New Zealand with another couple for a trip of a lifetime, one they've dreamed about for years. I would say "the" trip of a lifetime, but these two have already spent Oktoberfest in Munich, honeymooned in Italy,…

  • Oh, October…

          Yes, I realize we're already a third of the way through November, but I'm still recovering from October. Was it just me, or did October take more than it's fair share of the year? It seemed much longer than 31 days.  Granted, my October dance card was not just full, but taking backups. But still……

  • Finishing a blog post, and other sweet!s from September…

      Tonight there's a super moon and lunar eclipse, all rolled into one event. I planned to take photos as the moon rose above the horizon, but discovered my camera battery was dead! So I charged it some and then made it out in time to witness the eclipse with Daniel, who just arrived home…

  • A Sweet Backtrack Through May and June… Part 2

      Okay, where was I? Oh, yes… May. Thank goodness I have photos to remind me of some of those sweet! moments from last month. Here we go…   Hanging out with your sister-in-law's precious shelter rescue "Penny" for 10 days. (She plopped down between my feet like that all on her own! I'm so grateful…

  • A Sweet Backtrack through May and June… Part 1

      Holy cow! A month has passed since my last post. How the heck did that happen? It's been a month full of so many things… Mother's Day, a wedding, rain in Austin, and a trip to Florida to name a few… each worthy of their own blog post. But at this late date all…

  • Remembering to look up….

      Nature reserves the right to inflict upon her children the most terrifying jests. ~Thornton Wilder   It was such a crazy, busy weekend that yesterday morning I decided to focus on the simple gifts I had been given…a chance to walk with Belle, legs and lungs that could run (at least a little ways),…

  • Ch-ch-ch-changes… and other sweet!s

      Did you notice my blog looks a little different?  Apparently, my blogs weren't 'mobile-friendly', so to keep up with the times (and to keep BlogHer happy) I had to make some changes.  Updating my Confessions blog (hosted by Blogger) was easy. Just one click, and it was done, somehow retaining my same old design,…

  • Well, 56 isn’t so bad…

      I turned 56 two weeks ago. I've had intentions of writing this post ever since, but somehow the days have just flown by me. I hope that's not indicative of this coming year! But I know it will be. Heck, it's indicative of the past decade! But otherwise, I'm kind of liking 56. I…

  • Looking back from an Easter Sunday

      Howdy! Have you missed me? It's hard to believe it's been over two weeks since my last post. A lot has happened! But don't worry … I'll just give you the sweet! highlights, not all the boring details. First of all, it's Easter Sunday – Resurrection Sunday – for me, the source of all…

  • A sweet!-speckled day and SxSW…almost

        Now, as a REALTOR®, this t-shirt from the Etsy shop SpikeStuff goes against everything I stand for. I want people to move here! And I want them to let me help them find a home! Austin is an awesome place to live and there's still plenty of room for everyone! But tonight, as…