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Barbara Falconer Newhall

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

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I Got Covid — Finally

August 27, 2022 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

I've got covid. here's my positive-covid-test

I finally did it. I got covid and ‘m feeling sick. But not too sick to do some on-line shopping for warm PJs to fend off the covid chills.  Read more.

A (Contagious) Case of the Human Condition: How a Mother of Preschool Kids Outsmarts the Mighty Microbe

December 29, 2009 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

Kindergarten girls playing a hand game. Photo by BF Newhall

I believe in microbes. Microbes are like God. You can’t hear them, taste them, smell them or see them with the naked eye. But you know they’re there. Lately, I’ve had more experiences with microbes than with God. I’ve been sick a lot. Read more.

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My Nasty New Hair Stylist Has Given Me a Cool New Look. Sheltering at Home Week 15

my nasty new hair stylist COVID-19-hairdo

My hair is getting really long, 4-plus inches, and kinda loose and sexy, thanks to my nasty new hair stylist, COVID-19. Am I done with the Judy Dench look?  Read more.

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Widowed: ‘Let Us Tend Our Garden’

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My Little Old Lady Christmas Tree — Showing It Who’s Boss

Huston Smith at Sagrada bookstore, oakland, ca. 2009. Photo by Barbara Newhall

Huston Smith Dies at 97: A Mentor to Me . . . and Millions

Solo yellow and white daffodil. Photo by BF Newhall

The Trouble With Daffodils — and My Writing

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