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April 9, 2012 By Barbara Falconer Newhall 2 Comments

DB Falconer hammers planks to branch of tree for a treehouse for his grandchildren. Photo by Barbara Falconer Newhall
My dad building a treehouse for his grandchildren, 1988. And, yes, he's smoking a cigar. Photo by Barbara Falconer Newhall

Things are changing fast around here. Lots of new features are being added to this website. And lots more posts and pictures are waiting in the wings to be shared.  Hope you like the new look. More improvements are on the way. Meanwhile, our apologies if things aren’t working quite right yet. Pls hang in there with us! Thanks. — Barbara

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  1. Peter says

    April 13, 2012 at 2:29 pm

    Way to go mom!

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  2. Barbara Falconer Newhall says

    April 10, 2012 at 2:55 pm

    That’s a cigar in my dad’s mouth. A life-long habit he tried to ditch — unsuccessfully.

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