Dorie's Canyon Creek Blog

Happy Veterans Day to everyone who is a retired, present and future Veteran! Look at that engaging smile…… This is my Geno when he served in the Navy in the 50’s. I didn’t know him then as we were on different paths in life but I’m Thankful each day for the almost 25 years I will be married to […]

The weather is turning colder and Lisa Von Domek is pushing their Dallas rain down to us so let’s opt for taking a short trip (an hour) to Salado this week-end! There is shopping and of course great food plus you’ll get a real understanding of what Texas is all  about (in case you didn’t already […]

My mom was a Home Economics teacher at Linton High School in upstate N.Y. (Brenda Mayette you know where that is – of course it’s now merged with Mount Pleasant High School and is now Schenectady High School) and an unbelievable cook and baker! She baked pies, cakes, cookies and breads and thank goodness I have most of her recipes to […]

Cold and then beautiful weather alternated this week-end! After a wonderful Thanksgiving with friends this year (our kids were all elsewhere) our Christmas tree is up and most holiday decorations. How about that Longhorn win on Friday and the Aggie win on Saturday – what a thriller – 7 overtimes!! I enjoyed hosting a well attended open […]

It’s hard to believe Thanksgiving is next week. It’s early this year but whether it’s caught you off guard and you’re not ready to cook don’t fret there are some excellent dinner dining out options for those that want someone else to do the holiday cooking.  Check these out and don’t forget to make reservations.  THE CAPITAL […]

My sister Sue, better known as Susie, are 4 years apart. We grew up outside of Schenectady N.Y. on 2 acres where we had plenty of room to roam. Our brother was born 4 years after I was so my sister and I played together and shared a room (not often done now) before younger […]

How can it be November 5th? According to Wanda Kubat-Nerdin – Wanda Can! there are only 7 Sundays left for shopping before Christmas! We finally had a beautiful week-end of sunshine and I was able to get Geno to work on his exercises and get him out of the house for awhile. We came to terms on repairs […]

OPEN HOUSE: NW Austin Canyon Creek ~Sunday, Nov. 11th 1-3pm   Buyers, don’t miss your opportunity to preview this single story Austin white stone garden home at my Open House this Sunday, Nov.11th from 1-3pm   www.11512sweetbasil.com Don’t let this single story, all sides Austin white stone home in the desirable Enclave gated community of Canyon Creek […]

I’ve always enjoyed sunsets almost as much as sun rises. There is something about the sun setting and pulling down the shade on another day. Sigh….sometimes its the perfect ending for a perfect day. Sometimes its a relief to end a day that’s been less than stellar. Either way there is a calming aspect as […]