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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.

A Drive-Through Christmas — How One Small Church Is Lighting Up the Neighborhood. Sheltering at Home Week 41

December 23, 2020 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

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Looking for some socially distanced fun this holiday season? Oakland, California, residents are invited to a drive-through Christmas. Read more.

I’m Getting Ready to Die. Just in Case. Sheltering at Home Week 40

December 19, 2020 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

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The coronavirus is out there. So I’m getting ready to die — starting with making sure my holiday gifts for my husband are wrapped and ready.  Read more.

The Truth Behind That Happy Family Photo We Just Sent You. Sheltering at Home Week 39

December 12, 2020 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

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We’re nothing like that happy family photo we send with our holiday card each year. Our photo rejects reveal we are a testy, scrappy lot.  Read more.

How to Hang a Quilt — We Did It Our Way. Sheltering at Home Week 36

November 21, 2020 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

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How to hang a quilt? We had a beautiful, handstitched quilt that felt like a voice from the past. Here’s what we did with it. Read more.

Our Post-Pandemic Lifestyle: More Cobwebs? Less Time in the Kitchen? Sheltering at Home Week 35

November 14, 2020 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

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Short and simple meals for guests. Casual grooming. Relaxed housekeeping. Is this the post-pandemic lifestyle that awaits us? I hope so.  Read more.

I Did It! I Voted! And You Did Too (Or Soon Will). Sheltering at Home Week 34

November 3, 2020 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

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I voted, and I’m pretty sure you did, too — or you will have by the time the day is out. You and I and tens of millions of other Americans. Read more.

Our New Patio — We’ve Added a Another Room to Our House. Sheltering at Home Week 33

October 31, 2020 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

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We thought we were just replacing some sandstone in our front yard. Little did we know, our new patio added a whole new room to our house. Read more.

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Cathy Guisewite: I Can’t Wait to Spend Time With This Funny, Wise Lady

cartoonist Cathy Guisewite's new book, "Fifty Thing That Aren't My Fault," arrived in my mailbox yesterday. Can't wait to read it. Photo by Barbara Newhall

Cathy Guisewite, cartoonist and author of “Fifty Things That Aren’t My Fault,” writes the way I want to write: with humor and grace. Read more.

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