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

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Barbara’s Riffs on Life

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.

Fixing Up That Homely Old Side Yard — At Last

July 31, 2021 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

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It’s happening. Our funky side yard with its treacherous stairs and shabby retaining walls is getting a new look. Read more.

Do We Live in a Pointless Universe? I Need to Know

July 29, 2021 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

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The more comprehensible the universe seems, the more it seems a pointless universe, said Nobel laureate physicist, Steven Weinberg. Read more.

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Donald Trump Outs the Elephant in the Pro-Life Room

By Barbara Falconer Newhall Donald Trump has stepped in it again. And this time the manure comes from the elephant in the room — the pro-life room. I’m hoping against hope that Donald Trump — pro-life, pro-choice or whatever he turns out to be — never

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