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Barbara Falconer Newhall

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

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It’s August, But It’s Not Too Soon to Wonder — Can Christmas Be Christmas Without the Kids?

a happy woman finds a gift for herself in the christmas tree. photo by jon newhall

Christmas has gotten to be a scheduling nightmare. Peter lives in Minnesota. Christina lives in Southern California. Jon and I live in Northern California. That puts 400 miles between us and our daughter and 2,000 miles between us and our son. Not exactly over the river and through the woods. Read more.

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A Minneapolis bride's bouquet with feathers and orchids. Photo by BF Newhall

The Mother-of-the-Groom Diaries: They Did It. They Got Married

Orange tulip with green and yellow streaks, detail of "Fusion," a floral design for the 2015 Tulip Exhibition at the Mountain View Cemetery, Oakland, CA. Design is by Kay Wolff of Kay Wolff Design, Berkeley. Photo by Barbara Newhall

A Cemetery Comes to LIfe — With Tulips

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Halloween — A Day for the Dead

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Sheltering at Home: Day Zero

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