Category: Texas Hill Country

  •   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…

  • "When I called, you answered me; you made me bold and stouthearted." Psalm 138:3 I greeted 2014 in my home, watching goofy movies (Napoleon Dynamite and Mystery Men), eating popcorn, and drinking champagne with my kids.  (I revealed a lot about myself in that one sentence, didn't I?) I'm ready for a new year. 2013…

  • Ready to visit some homes with me? Buckle up and let's go…     Last week's property tour started in a townhome in this quiet neighborhood.  I'm not sure if this stained glass goes with the property, but I love the idea and the effect.      But then, I have a weak spot for…

  • My socks may not match, but my feet are always warm. ~Maureen McCullough   The drought took its toll on many of the oak trees in the Hollow. But Tom found the good in that this past weekend by cutting up the dead ones into woodburning stove sized pieces. Our woodpile had dwindled so much…

  •           After several days of gray skies and temperatures below freezing, the sun finally made an appearance yesterday afternoon. And the clouds even stayed away long enough for me to say hello to a half moon and a sky full of stars that dripped all the way to the tree tops.…

  • First clue: TG heard a scratching sound in the attic above her bathroom. Tom grabbed a ladder and climbed on the roof. Sure enough, a squirrel came shooting out of a teensy one inch gap in a seam up there, surprising the you-know-what out of him. Armed with screening and I don't know what else,…