Long Hollow

Where seeds of thought have room to grow

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Realtor, writer, blogger in Austin, TX

Category: My Evolution

  • What Fifty SHOULD Be

        Chasing dreams, making them come true…Sacrificing your time, traveling to another country to make a real difference in someone's life…That's what two of my fellow 50-year-olds are doing right now. Me, on the other hand…well, I'm living vicariously through them thanks to Facebook and blog pictures and postings because I've spent way too many days…

  • Cosmos (kŏz’məs, -mŏs’, -mōs’) n.: a complete, orderly, harmonious system.

             TG's soccer team clinched the title of STYSA Western Division champs yesterday. My soccer mom days are winding down, but they're going out in style at the State tournament this coming weekend!     The Western Division tournament this past weekend was like the fireworks before the grand finale. The games scheduled for Saturday were rained…

  • Not Quite a Screenplay, but…

            …it's more than I had at the beginning of the semester. What I turned in last night resembles a screenplay in the same way a lump of clay resembles a sculpture; I still have a LOT of work ahead of me. But…I did it. I twisted and tucked and pruned my great-great grandfather's experiences into a…

  • Texas, 1850 to 1920…

      …give or take a few years. That's where I'll be the next two weeks, if anyone is looking for me. My screenplay deadline is growing large…and hairy…with fangs dripping blood…and huge sharp claws…and…okay, that's enough. But it is starting to resemble a gigantic monster that can only be appeased by (many) more pages of screenplay…

  • The Thing About Growing Up

        Back in 9th grade, before driver's licenses and promise rings, Larry and I went steady. He wrapped my house and wrote me notes, gave me a corsage and escorted me onto the football field at halftime as part of the Homecoming Court, sat in the backseat with me while his brother's friend shuttled us to…

  • Slippery Saturdays and the Round Rock Express

        I spent most of Saturday thinking I had a good grip on the day…up early, coffee with the dogs, a good work-out, several episodes of Rick Steves trekking all over Europe -it's public television fundraising time- including the corner of Spain and Southern France that Kendall visited in person last month, even some writing…all before mid-afternoon.…

  • Does it seem foggy in here to you?

        Okay, this morning I realized I'm too old (that's right, I said it!) to function for very long without adequate sleep. Theoretically, it seems like a great idea, and it's worked for me in the past: skimp on sleep, use the extra hours to write or take care of whatever else is screaming for attention at…

  • A friend is one who strengthens you…

    …with prayers, blesses you with love and encourages you with hope. My friend Leslie decorated twenty or thirty bottles with this quote and tucked them into clear cellophane goody bags for my party on Saturday – along with lots of candy, colorful, sparkly confetti, and packs of Cosmos seeds. I thought the pack of seeds was especially…

  • Never Give Up…Never Surrender

        There's that old saying…"an uncluttered desk is an uncluttered mind"…or something like that. It must be true because last night I stayed up late sorting through the pyramids of paper on my desk and serving bar (that's where the mail and all the extra stuff I pull out of my purse and work bag lands), sorting and tossing accordingly, and whaddaya know,…

  • Skipping (Mile)Stones…You’ve Come a Long Way, Baby!

    I borrowed a couple of my mom's photo albums recently, intending to scan all of the photos into my computer. I've mostly just shuffled that good intention from one to-do list to another, but today I took my first "baby" steps in that direction while posting these "milestone" birthdays of mine…the youngest photos are from her albums. In…