Long Hollow

Where seeds of thought have room to grow

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Realtor, writer, blogger in Austin, TX

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  • Thanksgiving Comes First (p.s. peace)

    On my way out of the local drugstore yesterday afternoon, unable to resist a big CLEARANCE sign, I paused beside the aisle of Halloween merchandise, before remembering (duh!) I don't decorate anymore.  That's when I spotted something green and red in the corner of my eye. No…it couldn't be. Not yet! I allowed myself one…

  • Oh, when the saints go marching in…

    I'm a genealogy nut. I haven't devoted any time to research lately, though, because it's too addicting…one name leads to another and to another and to another…next thing I know 10 hours have flown by with my nose in a book or my eyes on a computer screen, pencil clenched in my fingers, nothing to…

  • Passion (random photos, random thoughts)

    What is your Passion? I'm just curious, because I've been trying to figure out what to write in this post about "Passion" for my friend Jillsy's One Word Wednesday theme.  I thought this would be an easy one…I mean, I'm a passionate person…aren't I?  I have a passion for my God, my family and friends,…

  • Alone

    Alone. Lonely. These words popped up a lot this week, in different voices, from different places. I know I take Tom for granted sometimes – these voices reminded me how very lucky I am to have such a wonderful partner, companion, lover…someone to talk to, laugh with, hold my hand, wipe my tears, listen to…

  • Going for the Gold

    I've never known anyone yet who doesn't suffer a certain restlessness when autumn rolls around… We're all eight years old again and anything is possible. — Sue Grafton Restless. That's a good word to describe how I'm feeling these days, caught between needs and wants. Not material wants, but those Dream kind, and my inner…

  • After the darkness, light…

    I pass through bands of light and shade each day; as the sun rises on Long Hollow, it casts shadows across the road before me on my morning walks, reminding me that even on the sunniest days there will be some darkness… but if I keep walking I'll once again stand in the sunlight. Gray…

  • In the heart of Austin with Tully/Brad and company

    I love a good tradition, especially one that involves getting together with friends. One of my favorite new ones is the bi-annual Tully/Brad weekend… two sports-addicted longtime friends from high school who take time in the fall (football) and the spring (March Madness) to catch up on each other's lives while devoting several days to…

  • Drifting in a Sea of Grass (Friday Favorites)

    There was something different about my walk yesterday morning. It felt magical, like I was in a Disney movie… everything washed in a golden light. No humidity. No bugs. Just perfect. Dreamlike. Maybe that's it… maybe I was still caught in a dream, still a step behind from a late night writing. If so, it's…

  • …gazing on the face of the sea.

    Delightful it is to stand… gazing on the face of the sea.I hear the heaving waves chanting a tune to God in heaven; I see their glittering surf… I hear the joyous shrieks of the swooping gulls… Let me bless almighty God, whose power extends over sea and land, whose angels watch over all. ~…

  • The Man in the Doorway

    We should never be ashamed to own that we have been in the wrong, which is but saying that we are wiser today than we were yesterday. Alexander Pope Thank you Mr. Pope, but I'm still ashamed to tell this story – I fear I'm no wiser than on the day it happened. But the…