Long Hollow

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Realtor, writer, blogger in Austin, TX

Category: Worthy Causes

  • Marilyn

    A friend of mine died yesterday, my Aunt Becky died the day before (the last of that generation on my side of the family) and within the past couple of weeks, four high school friends have lost a parent.  On top of that, today is my birthday, the first one since my mom died. Naturally, I'm writing a blog…

  • Memories, and other sweet!s

      "…remember someone said that God gave us memory so that we might have roses in December…." ~J.M. Barrie, "Courage" (The Rectorial Address Delivered at St. Andrews University, 1922 May 3rd)   There are some days when the not-so-sweet! seems to overshadow the sweet! Yesterday was one of those days. First, I heard of the passing of…

  • Peace Begins with a Smile

          I think it's time, don't you? Somewhere I read that everything we do, every simple action or word, sends an energy into the world, either positive or negative, ultimately contributing to either war or peace. We can point fingers and lay blame, but to some degree each one of us carries that responsibility…

  • Reflections on Veteran’s Day

    They are all around you, disguised as ordinary people. They may be generous or grouchy, quiet or boisterous, socialites or loners.  They come in all colors, sizes, and ages. They are our veterans… those who gave anywhere from three to thirty years of their lives, doing whatever our country needed them to do, wherever they were told…

  • Oktoberfest, Lago Vista Style!

        St. Mary Our Lady of the Lake's Oktoberfest tradition started way before we moved to Lago Vista. Some of the aspects of it change from year to year, but overall it remains the same in two areas: 1. it's a lot of fun 2. it's the main fundraiser for our small church Those…

  • Finishing a blog post, and other sweet!s from September…

      Tonight there's a super moon and lunar eclipse, all rolled into one event. I planned to take photos as the moon rose above the horizon, but discovered my camera battery was dead! So I charged it some and then made it out in time to witness the eclipse with Daniel, who just arrived home…

  • Every evening at 5:30…

        Did you know that every evening at 5:30 pm on Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, the Star-Spangled Banner is played over loudspeakers, and at the first note, everyone stops walking, talking, or whatever they are doing to salute the closest United States flag, whether they can actually see it or not?…

  • A Sweet Backtrack Through May and June… Part 2

      Okay, where was I? Oh, yes… May. Thank goodness I have photos to remind me of some of those sweet! moments from last month. Here we go…   Hanging out with your sister-in-law's precious shelter rescue "Penny" for 10 days. (She plopped down between my feet like that all on her own! I'm so grateful…

  • Well, 56 isn’t so bad…

      I turned 56 two weeks ago. I've had intentions of writing this post ever since, but somehow the days have just flown by me. I hope that's not indicative of this coming year! But I know it will be. Heck, it's indicative of the past decade! But otherwise, I'm kind of liking 56. I…

  • House dogs, Hangar Parties, October(fests), and other sweet!s

      Belle is snoring behind me, curled up on a purple and pink fringed blanket TG gave to her. The past couple of nights she's slept beside my bed on a small rug. She's getting better about sleeping through the night without waking me for attention. Just like a baby.  I've never had a house dog…