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

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DON'T MISS!

I've written hundreds and hundreds of posts over the years. To help you find your way to the best of the best, I've tagged my favorites "Don't Miss!" Scroll down here to find them.

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Oh-Oh. Is Cabin Fever Setting In? — Sheltering at Home Day 6

March 23, 2020 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

cabin-fever-at-home

Is cabin fever setting in at our house? Staying home and out of breathing distance of COVID-19 is driving me and mine into cranky arguments. Read more.

We Are Pushing 80 — Do We Stay Out of Supermarkets? Sheltering at Home Day 5

March 22, 2020 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

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At age 79, should my husband stay out of supermarkets during the COVID-19 pandemic? He’s used to making daily trips for groceries. Read more.

Buzz Saw Bliss — Sheltering at Home Day 3

March 20, 2020 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

Buzz saw bliss -- a lumberjack-in-tree

It was loud. It was awful. It was the sound of a buzz saw echoing across the canyon. At last, that bushy old Monterey pine would be gone from our view. Read more.

Sheltering at Home Day 2: Oh, No! Our Porta-Potty Is Gone

March 19, 2020 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

porta-potty-taken-awayTerrible news. They’ve hauled away our porta-potty. Which means that work has ground to a halt on our half-finished house remodel. Read more.

Day One: Self-Isolation — For Us It’s Already Been Two Weeks of Sheltering at Home

March 18, 2020 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

zumba dancers -- before the corona virus pandemic

Jon and I have been sheltering at home — no Zumba classes for me — for two weeks now. And I have to tell you, it’s no fun. Read more.

Sheltering at Home: Day Zero

March 17, 2020 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

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The deadly COVID-19 virus is stalking the San Francisco Bay Area and authorities have ordered me and my neighbors to be sheltering at home starting now. Read more.

Where’s Barbara? On Instagram, of Course

March 14, 2020 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

barbara falconer newhall on instagram

Where have I been? On Instagram, of course. So much quicker and easier than writing blog posts. Look for me and lots of photos at @BarbaraFalconerNewhall. Read more.

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My Purple Rain Garden: Is the Universe Trying to Tell Me Something?

Pansies so purple they appear black -- are they flourishing in honor of Purple Rain by pop singer Prince? Photo by Barbara Newhall

Lots of rain and lots of purple in our garden this year. Purple nemesia, purple iris, purple pansies. What gives? Is this a Purple Rain message from the spirit world? Read more.

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DON’T MISS!

Phil Cousineau, author of"Burning the Midnight Oil" Photo by Barbara Falconer Newhall

TV Host Phil Cousineau: “‘Wrestling with God’ Is a Riverflow of a Book”

gallery-goers view Nancy Selvin's works in gouache on paper at the Light Room, Berkeley, CA, 11-2013. Photo by BF Newhall

How to Grandmother – When the Grandkids Live 2,500 Miles Away

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My Husband Passed Away and Took the Encyclopedia With Him

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An Urban Oasis: Keeping It Wild — And Fire Resistant

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