Veteran journalist Barbara Falconer Newhall reports from the scene on books, writing . . . and life as she knows it.
Salma Arastu in her Berkeley studio, surrounded by hundreds of paintings, prints and sculptures she has made over the years.
By Barbara Falconer Newhall
I caught the last minute of the last day of the annual San Francisco East Bay Open Studios on June 9. I didn’t go there intending to shop. My plan was to stop by painter Salma [Read more...]
From my front row seat on the groom’s side of things, I tried — too hard — to be inconspicuous as I snapped a shot of the fathers presenting the bride’s and groom’s rings to the officiant. Left to right: father of the bride, bride, groom, father of the groom. Photos by BF Newhall
By Barbara Falconer Newhall
My trusty point and shoot goes with me everywhere these days. But for my son’s wedding I resolved to Be In The Moment and resist the temptation to digitize every [Read more...]
Peter greeted guests at the groom’s dinner held in the Afghan Room at The Bachelor Farmer restaurant in Minneapolis. Photos by BF Newhall
By Barbara Falconer Newhall
The wedding ceremony was going to be a simple one, so there was no need for an actual rehearsal. But that didn’t mean we couldn’t have ourselves a rehearsal dinner. [Read more...]
The day before the wedding we picked up Peter at his place in suburban Minneapolis and headed over to the local Men’s Wearhouse, where he and Jon tried on their wedding tuxes. Photos by BF Newhall
By Barbara Falconer Newhall
In a little more than twenty-four hours our son Peter would be a married man. But first, he and Jon had to pick up their wedding duds at the local Men’s Wearhouse. [Read more...]
The bride’s bouquet, by Ashley Fox Designs: Orchid, hellebores, anemone with black centers, coin eucalyptus, Prince and Tiger garden roses, vintage green dyed ostrich feathers — and lilacs fresh from the floral designer’s back yard. Photo by BF Newhall
By Barbara Falconer Newhall
They pulled it off. They got married. They said their vows. They were pronounced husband [Read more...]
