by Kim Brown | Jun 25, 2012 | Uncategorized
I haven’t been able to write for the last five days. There was so much crap on and around my desk that even the thought of organizing all the papers and mail made my head hurt. And to make matters worse, everything on my desk needed my immediate attention. (There’s an...
by minervarising | Jun 11, 2012 | Uncategorized
I know the theme for this first segment of “The Keeping Room” is beginnings. But honestly, I don’t know how to talk about beginnings, at my age, without talking about endings; new makes me think about used and young makes me think about old. Beginnings don’t happen...
by minervarising | May 7, 2012 | Uncategorized
Beginnings This spring, I bought a new house and I’m still in the process of moving in. The house comes with much light, and a lot of big ideas about how to reinvent itself into a home for two women coming together in the later years of their life. The three of us...
by Kim Brown | Apr 30, 2012 | Uncategorized
I recently met a friend for lunch. Six months ago, my husband and I were talking to our waitress about relocating to Atlanta from Chicago when she introduced herself as a fellow Chicagoan. The three of us enjoyed talking to each other so much that she called her...