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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

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

February 9, 2021 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

covid-arm

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.

Our New Honeycomb Shades: Out of Sight. Out of Mind. Sheltering at Home Week 47

February 6, 2021 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

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Our lush draperies are gone — replaced by minimalist honeycomb shades that stay out of sight when retracted. That’s the way we like it.  Read more.

Oops. I Forgot to Do My Kegels. I Blame the Coronavirus. Sheltering at Home Week 46

January 30, 2021 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

i do my kegels at stop signs

Before the pandemic kept me from doing much driving, I did my Kegels whenever I stopped for a red light: Brake, pause. Kegel, Kegel, Kegel.  Read more.

We Got Our Shots! Sheltering at Home Week 46

January 25, 2021 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

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Things were looking good last week. We watched the Inauguration. We had our first restaurant meal in nearly a year. And we got our shots.  Read more.

Joyce Maynard — Famous Author, Terrific Teacher

January 23, 2021 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

Joyce-Maynard-author

If you’re thinking about taking a writing class with Joyce Maynard, I’d say go for it — on your laptop or at Lake Atitlan in Guatemala.  Read more.

Writing Tips From a Famous Author — I Put on My Best Socks to Get Them

January 22, 2021 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

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I’ve got years of writing experience to my credit. Why in the world would I spiff myself up to take a writing class from that famous author?  Read more.

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The Somethingists — They Don’t Believe in God, but They Do Believe in . . . Something

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Good news for those of us – count me in – who aren’t at all sure of what God is like. It’s called Somethingism. Read more.

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