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Barbara Falconer Newhall

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

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How to Grandmother – When the Grandkids Live 2,500 Miles Away

November 14, 2013 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

Berkeley CA ceramist Nancy Selvin with her dog in front of her large painting, 2013. Photo by BF Newhall

My friend Nancy is a potter – a world-class ceramist to be exact – and a grandmother. Much as she loves her work, Nancy wants to spend time with her grandsons – and not just a Thanksgiving dinner here and a birthday party there. The trouble is, the young boys live a continent away. Read more.

Squeak Carnwath — A (Female) Painter

July 24, 2009 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

Squeak Carnwath’s paintings strike me as consumately female. They muse, they introspect, they meander, they talk (lotsa writing on them) — like most women I know.

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

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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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