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

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Our Remodel Has Kept Us Company — We’ll Miss the Carpenters, the Electricians and the Pile Drivers. Sheltering at Home Week 11

May 28, 2020 By Barbara Falconer Newhall 2 Comments

our remodel has kept us company

With the coronavirus sequestering us at home, our remodel has kept us company. It’s brought living, breathing — masked — people into our house. Read  more.

I’m Bored. No, It’s Worse Than That. I’m Boring. Sheltering at Home Week 10

May 24, 2020 By Barbara Falconer Newhall 2 Comments

I'm boring. But I haven't always been. old-woman-pole-dancing

I’d love to chat with the neighbor I spot on the street. But nothing’s happening in my locked-down life. I’ve got no gossip, no big news. I’m boring. Read more.

My Pretty New Clothes — Shall I Just Wear Them Around the House? Sheltering at Home Week 10

May 21, 2020 By Barbara Falconer Newhall Leave a Comment

pretty-new-clothes

My pretty new clothes. I bought them last fall. They’re just hanging in my closet. Shall I take them out and wear them to scrub pots and deadhead azaleas? Read more.

I Need a Haircut. Or do I? Sheltering at Home. Week 9

May 17, 2020 By Barbara Falconer Newhall 8 Comments

i-need-a-haircut

Nine weeks into the coronavirus shut-down, I’m wondering — do I need a haircut? What would happen if I just let it grow…and grow? Read more.

My Coronavirus Nightmare — I’m in a Crowd of People and I Forgot My Mask. Sheltering at Home Week 9

May 14, 2020 By Barbara Falconer Newhall 2 Comments

coronavirus nightmare

My psyche is no slouch. It’s keeping up with current events, and it’s invented a coronavirus nightmare to match the times. 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 8 Comments

a lot of living to do, including write another book

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. 

Hallelujah! Our Porta-Potty Is Back. Construction Work Resumes. Sheltering at Home Week 8

May 9, 2020 By Barbara Falconer Newhall Leave a Comment

Work on our remodel has been suspended for weeks. So, as construction work resumes, a porta-potty out front is a sight for sore eyes. Read more.

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Walk 1000 Miles Around Lake Michigan? She Did It — Now I Don’t Have To

Loreen hikes alongside Lake Michigan snow drifts. Niewenhuis photo

Walk around Lake Michigan . . . the whole thing. I’d start in late spring and finish up in the fall. And when I was done, I’d write a book about it. Lucky for me, Loreen Niewenhuis beat me to it.

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