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

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Window Treatment Sticker Shock — $13,000 for Living Room Drapes? Seriously? Sheltering at Home Week 29

October 3, 2020 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

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With a window treatment costing 13K and a new patio costing more than what an entire house once cost, we’re also facing retirement sticker shock.  Read more.

He’s Not Bald After All. Thank You, Covid-19. Sheltering at Home Week 28

September 26, 2020 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

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Thanks to the coronavirus, my husband hasn’t had a haircut in six months. It turns out he’s not bald after all. He’s got hair, lots of it.  Read more.

RBG: Glorious, Notorious — and Old

September 19, 2020 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

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I want my little granddaughters to treasure and revere RBG because she was smart, compassionate, lovable — and old.  Read more.

It’s My Birthday and I’m Really Old. Dang! Sheltering at Home Week 26

September 7, 2020 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

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Today’s my birthday, another year has blown past, and I can’t help noticing that I’m really old, and I’m going to die sooner than I’d like. Read more.

Quarantine Hair: I’ve Got Curls All Over My Head. How Did That Happen? Sheltering at Home Week 22

August 15, 2020 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

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Out of the blue, my hair has begun sprouting Shirley Temple ringlets. I’ve got curls, adorable curls. What the heck? I didn’t know my hair could curl.  Read more.

My Nasty New Hair Stylist Has Given Me a Cool New Look. Sheltering at Home Week 15

June 27, 2020 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

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My hair is getting really long, 4-plus inches, and kinda loose and sexy, thanks to my nasty new hair stylist, COVID-19. Am I done with the Judy Dench look?  Read more.

At 78, I Still Have a Lot of Living to Do — Do the Deciders Care? Sheltering at Home Week 8

May 10, 2020 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

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I’m 78 and I still have a lot of living to do. But I’m feeling marginalized by the coronavirus deciders — corporate leaders, power brokers, TV pundits. Read more. 

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Our No TV Week — The Kids Survived, but Did I?

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