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Barbara Falconer Newhall

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

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Kids Who Cheat. And Those Who Don’t

Peter Newhall makes the catch during Piedmont, CA, rec department baseball game. Photo 1991 by BF Newhall

Kids who cheat and those who don’t: My husband was disturbed by what he saw — some kids playing touch football at the park, cheating.  Read more.

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A green freeway sign on California's Interstate 5 South indicating Los Angeles. Photo by BF Newhall

Los Angeles — The Good, the Bad and the Truly Ugly

An oversized red strawberry is bigger than the bowl of the spoon it rests on. Photo by BF Newhall

The Sad State of the Supermarket Strawberry

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Hanging Pictures: Too Much Art. Not Enough Wall Space. Sheltering at Home Week 24

A pair of whimsical earrings by Susan Brooks of Berkeley with blue and green beads. Photo by BF Newhall

At the Sawtooth Building: Earrings for Thirty-Six Bucks . . . And Other Hand-Made Pleasures

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