Dorie's Canyon Creek Blog

I love capers, especially on salmon, but never considered how they grew! While touring picturesque Taormina, Sicily one of the places our guide drove us to was Savoca. While walking up to visit the Church of Santa Lucia in the Sicilian hills he pointed out the the remains of old prisons where an opening of iron grates was visible. This was where family and friends […]

On our recent adventures in Italy, Sicily, France and Spain we made sure when in Positano, Italy we enjoyed dining at our favorite restaurant, La Tagillata . The beauty of this restaurant lies in it’s magical setting with its panoramic views of Positano, the Galli Islands and Capri. They grow organic vegetables in their gardens and the food is scrumptious! This […]

NW Austin:  2 story brick on quiet street JUST LISTED in Canyon Creek 78726 www.10220opengate.com   Buyers, act decisively and  you’ll have the best opportunity to buy this home as quality deals sell fast in Canyon Creek!   Click on the link above to view the exclusive website of this 2 story brick home JUST […]

OPEN HOUSE: NW Austin Canyon Creek~Sunday, Sept.10th 1-3pm   Buyers, don’t miss your opportunity to preview this home at my Open House this Sunday, Sept.10th from 1-3pm.   www.10220opengate.com   10220 Open Gate Dr., Austin, TX 78726 is located in the master planned community of Canyon Creek on Hwy. 620 between Anderson Mill Rd. and […]

Where was I? George Souto posted a photo on his vacation requesting us to respond to where he’d been. I read his post and was pretty certain he had been in Portugal as we have been there many times. We left on August 22nd on vacation so thought I’d ask the question where was I in this […]

It’s Monday September 11, 2017…hard to believe its been 16 years since the twin towers in N.Y. City came tumbling down and our lives in the USA was changed forever. I remember when Geno called me on my way to an appointment to tell me the news. It was devastating. I will never forgot the heroism of so many and […]

We just returned from a wonderful vacation and flew out of Austin Bergstrom Airport. Right across from the gate we were leaving was a fantastic Italian Restaurant! We were on our way to Italy but this place could easily pass for many little quaint restaurants we experience on our adventures. If your planning to fly into or out of […]

Congratulations to another buyer who is on their way to owning a home because they were ready to make a firm offer. The buyers came to my open house with their Realtor!  The one constant in the Canyon Creek Subdivision in NW Austin real estate market is consumers are out in force looking for the […]

Where does the time go…our oldest grandchild Hailey is back in college for her senior year and now the next oldest, Trey Stout, just settled into his dorm at Texas A & M. He was accepted into the college of Engineering Honors program and is excited to begin his freshmen year! Trey delivers my real […]