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

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Barbara Falconer Newhall

I Like My Past. It’s a Keeper

June 28, 2025 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

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We are instructed by the wise ones among us to live in the present. But I like my past. It’s a keeper and I like visiting it from time to time.  Read more.

The Great Big Medicine Cabinet of My Dreams

June 21, 2025 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

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The great big medicine cabinet of my dreams has arrived — with its fifteen linear feet of shelving.  Read more.

I’m Opting for a No-Bathtub House. Here’s Why

June 14, 2025 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

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It was time to get real. I was 83 years old. Could my creaky knees get me into a bathtub? Could they get me out? I’m going to like my new, no-bathtub house.  Read more.

Too Many Angry Diatribes. Not Enough Tact. Why?

June 7, 2025 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

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On the air and in cyberspace: too many angry diatribes, not enough tact. Do we — you and I — really want to tone things down?  Read more.

My Husband Was Bald — And Then He Wasn’t

May 31, 2025 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

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With the covid shutdown, Jon stopped going to the hairdresser. Soon he wasn’t as bald as we thought he was.  Read more.

My Days Are Numbered — And So Are My Minutes

May 24, 2025 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

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My days are numbered, so I’ve decided to be miserly about how I spend what’s left of them.  Read more.

I Was Young and Single for Way Too Long — Why?

May 17, 2025 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

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I was young and single for way too long. Why? Could a book I spotted at an airport bookstore finally give me some answers?  Read more.

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Buzz Saw Bliss — Sheltering at Home Day 3

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It was loud. It was awful. It was the sound of a buzz saw echoing across the canyon. At last, that bushy old Monterey pine would be gone from our view. Read more.

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