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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

My Husband Is Gone. But the Tree Trimmers Showed Up as Promised.

April 17, 2021 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

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My husband is gone. Does that mean I have to cancel the household projects we planned and dreamed of doing? Read more.

My Husband Died, and Denial and Distraction Are My Go-To States for Now

April 10, 2021 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

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My husband of 44 years died seven weeks ago. So far, I’ve used denial and distraction to keep my mind off the silence.  Read more.

Widowed: Lucky Me, I Told Jon Newhall I Loved Him

March 13, 2021 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

Jon Newhall makes dinner at the Newhall house. Photo by Barbara Newhall

Lucky me. I told my husband I loved him while he was still alive. Read more.

Jonathan Newhall. My Husband of Forty-Four Years

February 27, 2021 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

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Friends and readers. I am so sad to report that my dear husband of 44 years, Jonathan Newhall, died last week. Here is his obituary. Read more.

Our Living Room Makeover: We Made Do With Our Old Stuff. Sheltering at Home Week 49

February 20, 2021 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

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Because of the pandemic, we did our living room makeover with furniture and art work that’s been in our house for decades.  Read more.

I’ve Got Covid Arm. Good News? Sheltering at Home Week 48

February 9, 2021 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

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Apparently, Covid arm is a thing. Lots of people who got the Moderna vaccine now have a big welt on their arm. We are a trendy group.  Read more.

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Mono — It’s Never Too Late to Come Down With the Cool Kids’ Kissing Disease

Elderly woman with mono. Author and blogger Barbara Falconer Newhall succumbs to mono and curls up with an alpaca blanket for comfort. Photo by Jon Newhall

My doctors, a string of them, hadn’t thought to test me for mono. After all, seventy-somethings don’t get mono. Or so we thought. Read more.

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"Flowers for all Reasons" by Judy Clark, accompanies Helen Frankenthaler's painting "Free Wheeling" 1971 at the DeYoung Museum. Photo by Barbara Newhall

Another Bunch of Bouquets to Art 2015

Jon Newhall makes dinner at the Newhall house. Photo by Barbara Newhall

Widowed: Lucky Me, I Told Jon Newhall I Loved Him

Wind turbine soars above the trees at Lake Winds Energy Park, Michigan. Photo by BF Newhall

The Windmills of Mason County — Blight or Art?

Three-year-old girl asleep with her blankie in her car seat. Photo by BF Newhall

A Cry in the Night — ‘Mommy, I’m Scared’

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