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Barbara Falconer Newhall

A Bathroom and a Book — I Finished Both This Week

October 10, 2025 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

A Bathroom and a Book -- I Finished Both This Week

Big news. Two huge projects finished the same week. A bathroom remodel and a book manuscript. Whew!  Read more.

My Elderly, Old School Blog — It’s Still Going Strong

September 27, 2025 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

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I started blogging to promote my book back in 2009. Now my elderly, old school blog is spam-riddled and in need of an update.  Read more.

What About the Boys? What About the Men?

September 20, 2025 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

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What about the boys? What about the men? Have we liberated women forgotten to listen to what our men are trying to say?  Read more.

Linguist Anne Curzan: Grammar That’s Funner Than Ever

September 13, 2025 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

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A kindly University of Michigan linguist, Anne Curzan, makes grammar funner than ever with her new guide to usage, “Says Who.”  Read more.

Living to 100 — And Then Some

September 6, 2025 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

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Living to 100 — and then some: My grandmother lived till a few weeks short of her 100th birthday. My plan was to do the same.  Read more.

The Older You Get, the More Dead People You Know

August 30, 2025 By Barbara Falconer Newhall


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The older you get, the more dead people you know. They are everywhere now. They keep you company.  Read more. 

Sexy at Any Age — Tips From My 98-Year-Old Aunt Grace

August 23, 2025 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

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Some of the best advice I got from my role model aunt was how to be sexy at any age.  Read more.

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My Old Stuff — A Little Moldy, a Little Dusty, but Unlike Certain People It’s Still With Me

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Things. They stay where you put them. They don’t talk back or upchuck on the Persian rug. They don’t require thank-you notes or post cards from Tahoe. I like my things. Read more.

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