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

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Widowed: If I Visit His Grave, Will It Help?

February 28, 2026 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

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I said hello to Jon and his family, and then there was nothing more to do in this graveyard.  Read more.

We Humans Are Ineffable

September 23, 2023 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

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People are a little like God. You know who they are, but that “who” can’t be captured or summed up in words. We humans are ineffable.  Read more.

Widowed: Where’s My Lead Pony?

September 9, 2023 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

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A lead pony is the seasoned horse who escorts a anxious racehorse to the gate, exerting a calming presence. I’m widowed. Where’s my lead pony?  Read more.

I’m Going to Be a Grandmother — Or Will I Be a Grannie? A Grandma? A Nana?

January 21, 2016 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

1943 summer Nana Georgie Morrison & Barbara Ann Falconer. Photo by DG Falconer

What shall I call myself? Something tried and true like Grandma, Grannie, Nana, or Grandmother Newhall? Or should I revive one of my childhood nicknames — Bobbie or Fanny? Read more.

Wrestling With God on the Shores of Lake Michigan

September 19, 2015 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

A beach along Lake Michigan at sunset. Photo by Barbara Newhall

At last a chance to read from “Wrestling with God” at the Pentwater, Michigan library. My idea of a good time. Read More

Inside Pentwater’s Antler Bar — A Beer Too Many

September 14, 2015 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

Bar, Pentwater, Michigan, with an antler for a doorknob. Photo by Barbara Newhall

I went inside the Antler Bar in Pentwater, Michigan, and there I had one too many. Read more.

My One-Woman Road Trip Begins — Grosse Pointe to Pentwater

September 12, 2015 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

A painting of Edsel Ford by Diego Rivera hangs in the Edsel Ford house in Grosse Pointe, now open to the public.. It's a beauty. Photo by Barbara Newhall

I jumped on a plane to Detroit the other day, rented a car, and took off for a twelve-day, one-woman road trip up and down and across my home state. Read more.

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Here comes another year. Some of us have accumulated a lot of them. My glamorous Aunt Grace had racked up 98 years by the time she left the planet.  Read more.

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