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Barbara Falconer Newhall

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

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Barbara’s Riffs on Life

Widowed: Do I Still Miss Him?

November 1, 2025 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

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Widowed: Do I still miss him? Not really. Missing Jon is not the shape my grief takes. Most days.  Read more.

I’m a Grammar Geek: I Don’t Get Nauseous. I’ve Never Received a Kudo. And I Never, Ever Lay on My Yoga Mat

October 25, 2025 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

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I’m a grammar geek and I’m old: I don’t get nauseous. I’ve never received a kudo. And I never, ever lay on my yoga mat.  Read more.

Instead of My Toys, They Played With Peanut Shells

October 18, 2025 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

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Instead of playing with my toys, the visiting grandchildren played with a bag of peanut shells — and made tiny peanut people.  Read more.

It’s True. My New Bathroom Is . . . Beautiful

October 11, 2025 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

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It’s true. My new bathroom is beautiful. I’ve been taking a lot of showers in there lately, so I should know.  Read more.

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.

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Real Snow in Minnesota . . . and Real Warm in My Real Austrian Walkjanker

Snowplow clearing snow in a snowstorm in Eden Prairie, MN. Photo 2013 by BF Newhall

 

My authentic Austrian Walkjanker jacket has hung forlornly at the far end of a plastic garment bag for decades. It had no place to go till my son got engaged to a Minnesota girl — and I had a chance to show it a good time on a snowy weekend in Minneapolis.

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