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Barbara Falconer Newhall

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

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My Years Are Numbered. Give Me Those Blossoms — Now

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My years are numbered. Who knows, I might be at the point where I’ve got more money than time. Give me the plant that’s ready to bloom — now.  Read more.

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Barbara Falconer Newhall was summoned for jury duty.. Photo by Barbara Newhall

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Oakland’s Jingletown: Arts, Crafts, Cool Kitsch — And Cookies

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Tending a Friendship — I’m on Her Calendar and She’s on Mine

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Nature Giveth and Nature Taketh Away

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