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It’s a New Year — Another One!

December 31, 2022 By Barbara Falconer Newhall 2 Comments

Another new year has arrived. Time passes and it won’t stop. Click on the pictures below to find out what I had to say about that back in 1990.

Gray Hairs. Wrinkles. And Kids Who Won’t Stop Growing Up

Filed Under: A Case of the Human Condition

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  1. Nancy+Sanders says

    January 2, 2023 at 7:56 am

    Lovely piece on New Year’s.

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    • Barbara Falconer Newhall says

      January 8, 2023 at 2:35 pm

      Thank you, Nancy. New Year’s Day has a way of making you think about time — and how much we do or don’t have of it.

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