Facelifts that leave your cheeks looking like you’re facing into 100-mph headwinds are not for me. Or are they? Read more.
A Case of the Human Condition
I’m Barbara Falconer Newhall and I’ve got an incurable Case of the Human Condition. And since you do too, I’m counting on you to laugh and cry along with me as I riff on life as we know it . . . Below you'll read about my creaky, old fifties house, my forays into home gardening, my shopping stories, my spectacularly low-fashion wardrobe -- and more.
Big News — Big Changes for This 2009 Website
Two big changes for my — 2009! — website: a major redesign and a more spacious writing schedule for me. Read more.
Where to Throw a Throw Pillow? On the Bedroom Floor, of Course
Where to throw those fancy decorator throw pillows? At my house, if you’re getting into bed, you throw them on the floor. Read more.
My Elderly, Old School Blog — It’s Still Going Strong
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.
What About the Boys? What About the Men?
What about the boys? What about the men? Have we liberated women forgotten to listen to what our men are trying to say? Read more.
Living to 100 — And Then Some
Living to 100 — and then some: My grandmother lived till a few weeks short of her 100th birthday. My plan was to do the same. Read more.
Waiting My Turn at the DMV — With 150 People Ahead of Me in Line
I tried to be patient waiting my turn at the DMV with 150 ahead of me in line. Did I have a choice? Read more.