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

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Widowed

Jon died unexpectedly at the age of 79. I thought we'd have many more years together. We won't.

Widowed: My Husband Keeps Dying on Me

November 5, 2022 By Barbara Falconer Newhall 4 Comments

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It’s been a full eighteen months since Jon’s death, but even now my husband keeps dying on me.  Read more.

How to Describe My Late Husband? I Can’t Find the Words

October 29, 2022 By Barbara Falconer Newhall 6 Comments

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How to describe my late husband? I can tell the Jon stories, but when it comes to evoking the singularity that was Jon, words fail. Read more.

Widowed: It’s Jon the Old Guy I Miss the Most

October 22, 2022 By Barbara Falconer Newhall 14 Comments

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Widowed, I miss Jon the old guy of our last years together — when it had become clear we’d be sticking together till death did us part.  Read more.

Widowed: No Dreary Memorial Brick for My Husband

October 1, 2022 By Barbara Falconer Newhall 12 Comments

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A memorial brick for Jon in the new neighborhood plaza? Yes, but only if it could also bear the names of the people who loved him. Read more. 

My Deceased Husband’s Laptop — I Fixed It Myself!

September 24, 2022 By Barbara Falconer Newhall 4 Comments

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My deceased husband’s laptop had become my favorite, fun laptop in the months following his death. But now I couldn’t open it. Read more.

Widowed: I Don’t Like My Life

September 17, 2022 By Barbara Falconer Newhall 12 Comments

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I’m widowed and I don’t like my life. Stranded 2,000 miles from home with covid proved easier than facing the life that awaited me back home.  Read more.

Guo Pei’s Wearable Splendor (Wearable? Maybe Not. Splendid? Oh, Yes)

August 13, 2022 By Barbara Falconer Newhall Leave a Comment

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The opulent imaginings of China’s premier couturier Guo Pei are on view at San Francisco’s Palace of the Legion of Honor through Sept. 5.  Read more.

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