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

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Barbara Falconer Newhall

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.

The Most Famous American in the World Is Now . . .

May 10, 2025 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

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The most famous American in the world is now a man who has taken a vow of poverty and committed his life to the welfare of others.  Read more.

Beauty Makes Me Happy — Why?

May 3, 2025 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

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Beauty makes me happy — why? What is it about beauty that causes me to loose myself in it?  Read more.

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‘Read Me a Story, Mommy, But Not That One You Wrote’ (Or,The Nicest Thing My Husband Ever Said to Me)

1986 home office with computer monitors, toddler and sleeping cat. Photo by BF Newhall.

To save money, management had cut my hours back to one day a week. I did what every self-respecting writer does when she’s ticked off at the world. I sat down at the keyboard – and wrote. Read more.

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"South Beach Gizzy," $300, by Cordelia De Vere, who worked in glass until cancer struck in 2009. Photo by Barbara Newhall

Holiday Gifts: Fun, Funky Fiber Art — Woolly Scarves, and Down and Dirty Angels

anne lamott at montclair presbyterian church november 2012. photo by bf newhall

Good Books I Haven’t Really Read: Anna Quindlen, Stephen Prothero, David Talbot and a Book About French Love . . .

Day One: Self-Isolation — For Us It’s Already Been Two Weeks of Sheltering at Home

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