Long Hollow

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Realtor, writer, blogger in Austin, TX

Category: My Evolution

  • Daughters-in-Law and other sweet!s

    Yesterday I drove to the other side of Austin to wish my daughter-in-law a happy birthday in person for the first time, grateful that they finally live close enough that I can do that. It comes in handy for someone like me who always forgets to put birthday cards in the mail in time to…

  • Not-So-Hidden Treasure

    I've been driving in, around, and through Austin for almost 20 years now, but for the most part, I have traveled the same routes over and over and over. Lately, I've been venturing out into unknown territory so that I'm better acquainted this wonderful city and its neighborhoods, and that's how I discovered this vintage…

  • Just Another Day at Work in Austin, Texas

      Austin real estate in a nutshell: Number of people moving here, wanting houses > Number of houses available Consequently, it's important for an Austin real estate agent to be acquainted with builders and new homes.  So today I attended a class on helping clients find and purchase new homes. We even had a field…

  • New Careers, Full Moons, Church Bazaars, and other sweet!s

    Long ago I dreamed of having the job I have now…only I didn't know what it was at the time. Does that make sense? As with any entrepreneurial endeavor, it's agonizingly slow getting started, but I'm confident in my abilities and that I'm on the right track. That's sweet! all by itself. (But if you,…

  • Five Things on Friday

        1. Wildflowers are blooming like it's springtime instead of autumn. Plants I thought had died are sprouting blossoms again. Maybe it's like this every year, and I just forget. That's okay. I love the surprise of it! 2. Waller Creek runs through Austin down to Lady Bird Lake. Near downtown, it's dirty, stinky,…

  • Reinvention

    "Reinvention" is the theme for Generation Fabulous's blog hop this month. Considering I just started a new career as a realtor, seemingly out of the blue, "reinvention" is right up my alley. Or is it? Can it be considered "reinvention" if it's something you once loved, and spent hours doing, long ago? You see, when…

  • Bittersweet

          I spotted it when I stepped out onto the front porch one morning this past week, in between trips to Houston. I noticed the fossil first, thinking it had fallen from its spot on the windowsill above the bench where it now rested. Then I realized it had been placed there to…

  • Dear Daddy

    Saturday morning my dad finally got an answer to his prayers: He went to be with the Lord. In his honor, I'm reposting this letter I wrote to him here a few years ago…     Dear Daddy, All of my life, you've been right here, holding my hand – loose when I needed loose,…

  • Five Things on Friday…er, Saturday

      1. I am kicking myself every day that I didn't become a realtor years ago. And I haven't even made any money yet! (Call me!) (Thanks to my sweet sister-in-law for the blingy name badge!)   2. I believe juggling real estate, my blogs, photography, writing, and family responsibilities is going to be harder…

  • (The One and Only) Rae of Sunshine

      Back then it was slumber parties…scary stories…dancing…eating junk food…wrapping houses…riding bikes…prank calls…boys… Back then Rae was the life of the party…always on the move…full of ideas…as playful and mischievous as a puppy… Fast forward forty-four years and things haven't changed very much, thank goodness! We're still having slumber parties where we tell scary stories about…