Long Hollow

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Realtor, writer, blogger in Austin, TX

Category: Worthy Causes

  • When you’re down and troubled…

    "…and you need a helping hand. And nothing, nothing is going right…"   "Close your eyes and think of me and soon I will be there…" I covered for our church secretary yesterday afternoon so she could keep a doctor's appointment. It doesn't pay much, but sitting in her chair even for a short time…

  • Makin’ a list and checkin’ it twice…

    List-mode -noun  A state of being wherein a moderately organized compulsive listmaker falls behind on things she needs to do, usually due to a weekend out of town with her girlfriends, and can't help but make more lists in a feeble attempt to get caught up without forgetting something important.   1. Sigh. 2. The weekend…

  • Spring Fever Frenzy and Sweet! #1

    Frenzy is my word of the week, (where's my copy of Pearl Jam's song Just Breathe?) so please forgive me if this post seems a little harried and unorganized. If it jumps around a bit, it's just a reflection of my life right now, hopscotching from one project to the next in haphazard order. Tom…

  • In Silence

    I stepped out this morning to a world washed by a silent rain. It surprised me, seeing the puddles on the porch and the drops glistening in the trees. I hadn't expected it to rain last night, didn't hear it tapping on our metal roof. How much more surprised the people of Japan must have…

  • 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…

  • What a weekend! Where do I start?

    I think I'll start with today, a Monday which has redeemed all prior Mondays in my eyes (even though it's not technically part of the weekend) and move backwards for a change.  No, I didn't win the lottery or anything. We're still as broke as ever.. monetarily, anyway. And no, I didn't get another Monday…

  • Friday Favorite (s) – Home

    My favorite frozen moments of this past week are these from a twilight walk down our road with Tom and the puppies last weekend.  They aren't perfect photographs, but I chose them because they help me remember why we fell in love with Long Hollow.   They remind me why all of the back-breaking work,…

  • While I was on vacation…

    Just as I suspected, I spent several hours catching up on e-mails last night. (Or trying to, at least. I was behind before I even left for vacation last week.) Two of them really stood out – enough that I decided to share them here, before I start boring everyone with vacation pictures and stories.…

  • Loose Ends, Apologies and Clarifications

    I owe my kids an apology. I implied in XOXO Nina Barbara that they were slackers in the Mother's Day department. I didn't intend to, but nonetheless, reading back over it now, I understand why my sweet Tommy slipped a pressed flower into the card he sent me with a note explaining "I couldn't let…

  • too much, too much, just too dang much…

    I'm whooped. Overwhelmed. Plumb tuckered out, chopped up, and stir-fried. Kids, dog, future dog, bird, house, land, job(s), writing, projects, money, me, husband, parents, siblings and kids, cousins, friends, etc….plus the maintenance and upkeep of every single one (this includes phone calls, emails, prayers, and just plain remembering…) It's all spinning, spinning, spinning in my…