Long Hollow

Where seeds of thought have room to grow

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Realtor, writer, blogger in Austin, TX

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  • Chuck-Will’s-Widows, and other sweet!s

    After a long day, I pulled up to my house at dusk and stepped out of the car, my brain whirring with the day's events and to-do's still left on my mental list. Then the chuck-will's-widow sang to me, pulling me back into the moment and the beauty around me… …the dusky blue horizon ……

  • Piddle-farting on the 4th of July

    I'm rocking out on my back deck (literally…in my rocking chair), sipping iced coffee, listening to a few birds chattering nearby. It's a hot summer day, but I'm in the shade. It feels great, thanks to a breeze. My grandpuppy Josie lies nearby. Her mama and daddy are off on an adventure and we were happy…

  • It feels so good…

        Following up on my vow in yesterday's "Happy Birthday, Long Hollow" post, I'm going to try to share more "short and sweet"s here rather than dumping it all at once on you. We'll see how that goes… I can't describe how it feels to help someone move closer to their dreams…especially someone you've known for…

  • Happy Birthday, Long Hollow…and other long overdue sweet!s

      Today is life – the only life you are sure of. Make the most of today. Get interested in something. Shake yourself awake. Develop a hobby. Let the winds of enthusiasm sweep through you. Live today with gusto. ~Dale Carnegie   On my left, a chuck-will's-widow sang to the sliver moon hanging in the dusky sky.…

  • Ky, my friend

      “It was an odd friendship, but the oddnesses of friendships are a frequent guarantee of their lasting texture.” ~Ford Madox Ford   First thing this morning,  my heart was broken. I was preparing to do my homework for a class, had barely started eating my cereal, when I checked my email and saw the…

  • Outrage, blood, and other sweet!s

    It might seem strange to count outrage as a sweet! But today I found out another real estate agent approached one of my clients when he was working in his yard and tried to seduce him away from me. Not only is that a huge breach of ethics, but it hurt my feelings and made me…

  • A Sweet Blur

    Last Friday I made a quick road trip to Houston to take care of some business for my mom. My friend Debra graciously opened her home in Seabrook to me and TG for the night. On our way to meet friends for dinner, I was mesmerized by the sunlight bathing pastel houses…the cloudless sky…the gulls swooping…

  • They made it home! (plus a few belated sweet!s)

    Tom and his brother straggled in later than expected from Florida this evening. They had to spend an extra four hours in Louisiana due to the muffler on Tom's car trying to make a break for it. It didn't succeed in getting totally away, but it did break loose of whatever major part it's supposed…

  • Memorial Day…memories and gratitude

      Thanks to you… …I slept in a little this morning, until the impatient sunlight pestered me awake. …I walked with the dogs along a country road, safe and free. …I'll spend time with my family, maybe play some ping-pong with my kids or watch a movie.  Thanks to you… …I grew up in a…

  • Aim High, Act Bold, and Live Large! (Graduation Day!)

        "…Life's battles don't always go To the stronger or faster man. But sooner or later, the man who wins Is the man who thinks he can." From "The Victor" by C.W. Longnecker   Yesterday, at long last, with "Pomp and Circumstance" playing in the background, my name was called. I walked to the…