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

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Mason County Michigan

The Windmills of Mason County — Blight or Art?

July 4, 2013 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

A wind turbine in the Lake Winds Energy Project towers above a painted shed in Mason County, Michigan. Photo by BF Newhall

When I heard about the new windmills, I resolved to take a look the next time I was in Michigan. Were they a noisy, ugly, menacing blight on the landscape? Or could they be interesting — attractive even? Read more.

Impermanence: Everything Changes — And So Can I

February 22, 2013 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

A limb splits off from a live oak tree in San Francisco Bay Area. Photo by BF Newhall

Impermanence. It’s a helpful, if not always comfortable, idea: Everything changes. It just does. My Aunt Grace died last month. My son Peter will be married in May. And 56 wind turbines are now up and running on the pristine rural countryside near my father’s birthplace. Read more.

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That Old Tub-Shower Has Got to Go

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That old tub-shower has got to go. A stall shower will be much safer. No quartz for me, though. I’m going for colorful tile and a 1950s vibe.  Read more.

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