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Barbara Falconer Newhall

Veteran journalist Barbara Falconer Newhall riffs on life as she knows it.

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Guo Pei’s Wearable Splendor (Wearable? Maybe Not. Splendid? Oh, Yes)

August 13, 2022 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

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The opulent imaginings of China’s premier couturier Guo Pei are on view at San Francisco’s Palace of the Legion of Honor through Sept. 5.  Read more.

How to Hang a Quilt — We Did It Our Way. Sheltering at Home Week 36

November 21, 2020 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

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How to hang a quilt? We had a beautiful, handstitched quilt that felt like a voice from the past. Here’s what we did with it. Read more.

Funny, Funky Gift Ideas — Bernie Sanders Earrings and Clocks Made of Vintage Books

December 10, 2015 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

Earrings with photo of Bernie Sanders. $20 by Fuff. At the Berkeley Artisans Holiday Open Studios 2015.

Thanks to the ever-creative minds of Berkeley, California, a funny, funky gift can be yours to give — Bernie Sanders earrings or a wall clock made of vintage hardcover books. Read more.

Sue Johnson’s Lamps and Shades — Works of Art From a Little Shop in Berkeley

November 9, 2012 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

A hand-blown glass lamp by Lindsay Art Glass. Photo by BF Newhall

On Solano Avenue in the far north reaches of Berkeley, California, a modest storefront softly glows, luring me in every time I pass by. It’s Sue Johnson’s custom lamp and shade store.

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A Child Is Born — And So Is a Grandpa

Berrypicking grandfather and grandson. Photo by BF Newhall

My friend Jake is a man in his prime. He does triathlons, reads good books, knows all the best hiking trails and drinks nice wines. Jake has never been anybody’s rickety old grandpa — until recently, when Jake’s daughter gave birth to a baby girl. Read more.

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Image of Jesus Christ from the Hagia Sophia. Photo by Barbara Newhalljon-and-barbara-newhall-get-married

Would My Husband Like to Take My Name?

A dream about wrestling. Detail of a column in the Wurzburg Cathedral, shaped in a knot. Photo by Barbara Newhall

A Dream About Wrestling With — Uh, Who Was That Anyway?

A toddler has a bandage on her forehead after hitting her head on a wall. PHoto by Barbara Newhall

The Center of the Universe Lives at Our House

College student enters airport with suitcases to go to Carleton College for his freshman year. Photo by Barbara Falconer Newhall

Geographic Mobility in America — Watching My Grown-Up Kids Disappear

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