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

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Barbara Falconer Newhall

Widowed: The Meaning of Life? It’s on My To-Do List

May 6, 2023 By Barbara Falconer Newhall 3 Comments

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The meaning of life? It’s not lofty thoughts or expansive projects that get me out of bed in the morning. It’s my to-do list.  Read more.

In Defense of Pink

April 29, 2023 By Barbara Falconer Newhall 4 Comments

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In defense of pink: Pink is a legitimate color. It deserves respect. It’s not teal. It’s not periwinkle. It is pink, and it has a lot to give.  Read more.

Did the Pandemic Shut-Down Change the Way We Live?

April 22, 2023 By Barbara Falconer Newhall Leave a Comment

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Travel with me back in time to the bad old days of 2020 to consider — did the pandemic shut-down change the way we live?  Read more.

My Years Are Numbered. Give Me Those Blossoms — Now

April 15, 2023 By Barbara Falconer Newhall 6 Comments

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My years are numbered. Who knows, I might be at the point where I’ve got more money than time. Give me the plant that’s ready to bloom — now.  Read more.

A Meditation for Holy Week: An Afterlife Where Time Does Not Exist?

April 8, 2023 By Barbara Falconer Newhall 4 Comments

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Eternal life? That’s got to be boring as hell. How about an afterlife where time does not exist, that’s outside of time as we know it?  Read more.

Widowed and Lonely

April 1, 2023 By Barbara Falconer Newhall 34 Comments

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I want friends and family to think I’m doing just fine, even though I’m not. The truth is, I’m widowed and lonely.  Don’t miss.

Tales From the Pandemic Shut-Down — It’s Been Three Years

March 25, 2023 By Barbara Falconer Newhall 4 Comments

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Memories of the strange and frightening months of quarantine are fading. Is it time to retell those tales of the pandemic shut-down?  Read more.

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