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

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Sheltering at Home Chronicles

The coronavirus is having its way -- for now. We are sheltering at home -- ordering food to be delivered and taking careful socially distanced walks in the neighborhood. We worry. We laugh. We worry some more. And, like so many people around the world, we are inventing new ways to order and enjoy our lives.

I’m Thanking People a Lot These Days. Why Is That?

October 15, 2022 By Barbara Falconer Newhall 6 Comments

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I notice that I’ve been thanking people a lot lately. People — not God, not the Universe, not “the force that through the green fuse drives the flower.”  Read more. 

My Covid Birthday Party — One Guest and a Slice of Cheesecake

September 10, 2022 By Barbara Falconer Newhall 6 Comments

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Eighty-one years on the planet calls for a celebration, and that’s what I had — a covid birthday party with one socially distanced guest. Read more.

Covid Update — I’m Doing OK

September 3, 2022 By Barbara Falconer Newhall 12 Comments

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Covid update: I tested negative after a week of mild symptoms. But I’m still taking it easy with crossword puzzles and binge TV for company.  Read more.

I Got Covid — Finally

August 27, 2022 By Barbara Falconer Newhall 18 Comments

I've got covid. here's my positive-covid-test

I finally did it. I got covid and ‘m feeling sick. But not too sick to do some on-line shopping for warm PJs to fend off the covid chills.  Read more.

I Hated My Pandemic Hair. A Daughter to the Rescue. Sheltering at Home

May 15, 2021 By Barbara Falconer Newhall 10 Comments


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My daughter had never cut anyone’s hair, ever. But my flyaway pandemic hair needed cutting. So I took a chance. The results were smashing. Read more.

Not Enough Rain. Not Enough Stories About My Husband.

May 8, 2021 By Barbara Falconer Newhall 16 Comments

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I wish I’d written more stories about my husband. But he was a good guy, and our marriage didn’t generate a lot of bloggable drama.   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 4 Comments

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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.

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Feng Shui Tip for the Writing Room and the Bedroom — Your Mother’s Not Allowed, and Neither Are the Kids

There are no photos in my my writing room. No kids, no parents, no family. Pictures of my parents have the worst effect on me when I’m trying to write. “When are you going to get a real job, Barb?” they shout from their frames as I enter the workroom. Peering over my shoulder, they pass judgment on me and my thoughts, “You’re writing about that? Shame on you.”

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