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

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Barbara Falconer Newhall

Widowed: We Buried My Husband Last Week

September 25, 2021 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

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I worried that I would let Jon down. I worried that this last thing I could do for him would fall short and I would fail him.  Read more.

How to Grieve — A Message From My Mother-in-Law

September 11, 2021 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

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How to grieve? I don’t know. I’m not ready to give up being broken-hearted, outraged, horrified at the sudden death of my husband.  Read more.

Two Big Things to Do Before You Die (Your Dear Ones Will Thank You)

September 4, 2021 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

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As I see it, there are two big, big things to do before you die. Take photos of yourself, lots of them. And write your own obituary. Read more.

Widowed: Dancing Makes Me Cry.

August 28, 2021 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

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Dancing makes me cry. When I joined a Zumba class the other day, I stayed at the back of the class, because I knew there would be tears.  Read more.

I’m Turning 80 Any Minute. Would You Like to Give Me a Birthday Present?

August 21, 2021 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

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I’m turning 80 and I’m hoping for gifts: grandkids art for the fridge, plants for the new backyard. And a gift only my readers can give. Read more.

A Book of Poetry for Kids — Including a Poem From Me

August 14, 2021 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

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Poetry for kids that inspires gratitude, by Emily Dickinson, Rabbi Rami M. Shapiro, Kenn Nesbitt and — me. Read more.

Yay! Our Garden Remodel Is Done. Come Take a Walk

August 7, 2021 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

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Our garden remodel is done at last. Three plus flights of stairs take you from the canyon below our house to the street above. Come climb the stairs with me. Read more.

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My Killer Shoes — Brought Down to Size by Those Four-and-a-Half-Inch Heels

Barbara Falconer Newhall tries on a pair of Glint pave shoes with 4 1/2-inch high heels. BF Newhall photo

Dress shoes for women right now, as you may have noticed, sport heels that go on forever. Wedge heels, spike heels, stack heels – everywhere I look I see nothing but heels of skyscraper proportions built to lift their wearers four or even four-and-a-half inches off the ground. Read More.

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Searching for a dress for an aunt to wear to wear to a niece's wedding. this blue spandexy ones was at nordstrom. by Eliza J. $104.90. Photo by Barbara Newhall

Wedding Wear: The Aunt Wore Black

The audience of about 40 people at Barbara Falconer Newhall's author event for "Wrestling wiht God" on april 11, 2015, at Book Passage bookstore. Photo by Jon Newhall

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My Purple Rain Garden: Is the Universe Trying to Tell Me Something?

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