Long Hollow

Where seeds of thought have room to grow

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Realtor, writer, blogger in Austin, TX

Category: Worthy Causes

  • Muddling along on a Monday…

    I woke in darkness yesterday morning. A thunderstorm paid us a surprise visit in the middle of the night, giving us the whole shebang… lightning, wind, huge thunder booms and buckets of rain. Great snuggling weather.  But a power outage, when you need to get ready for church and work, makes you realize how much…

  • Almonds and other sweet!s of the week

    He was dirty and carried a cardboard sign ever closer to my car that said something like "Homeless Need a Job Hungry God Bless."  I focused on the "hungry" and rolled down my window. My son was with me, so I felt safe. "Would you like some almonds?" I asked, holding out a snack-sized ziplock…

  • Flowers for Leontien (and other Sweet!s)

    June 3 will mark the 4th anniversary of my first blog post. I started blogging because, as I write in my "About" section up above… "Diaries, letters, and scrapbooks became journals, writing classes and essays became Long Hollow (and a few fictional works in progress…)  But come to find out, what started as an outlet for my journaling…

  • A Celestial Evening (Celeste Krenz and Harley’s Angels)

    Friday night, Tom and I joined 38 other sets of ears in our friends' living room to listen to Celeste Krenz, an singer/songwriter we'd never heard of before, even though her amazing voice has been singing for audiences for a couple of decades. Her songs are unique, yet familiar somehow… her voice lyrical, soothing, and…

  • What Electrifies You?

    Author Gayle Brandeis posed that question on SheWrites last month. “What electrifies you? What gets your heart pumping? What takes your breath away? What makes the hair on your arms stand up on end?” I answered… Dancing, which I do as often as possible, even to the extent that I missed talking to a lot…

  • God’s Little People

    The world is a much smaller place than it used to be for me, thanks to blogging. I've connected with amazing people in so many different countries. Through one of them  - Joan at God's Little People – I've become aware of the overabundance of stray cats in Greece. Joan is devoted to rescuing them,…

  • “The Best Laid Schemes…” (What happened to Monday and Tuesday?)

    According to my calendar, I'm in Galveston right now, visiting my friend Ann, finally getting to see the cute little Victorian house she's fixing up and browsing through some wonderful eclectic shops. Things don't always go according to plan, though, do they? Instead of strolling the tourist-free beaches and staying up late talking and laughing…

  • Dona Nobis Pacem (Blog Blast for Peace 2011)

    There is no way to peace. Peace is the way. ~A.J. MusteDutch Reverend and Christian Pacifist, 20th century   (We owe it to them, don't you think?) Dona Nobis Pacem (Grant us Peace.) Linking up with the 2011 Blog Blast for Peace. Will you join us?  

  • Keeping First Things First

    I've been in a quandary. A few weeks ago I was approached by Shutterfly about a Christmas card promotion. I would get 50 free cards plus be able to offer three of my readers 25 free cards each. I've always wanted to send out those beautiful photo Christmas cards, but instead, I went the frugal…

  • Love at First Bark

    I start almost every morning with a walk down my dirt road with Belle and Max. Their joie de vivre is palpable. Contagious. I'm addicted to these walks, to watching my "puppies" greet each new day with passion and energy and optimism.  Max and Belle were both strays who wandered up to strange houses with a…