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

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The Cataract Chronicles — I’m Not Lovin’ My New IOL

January 7, 2016 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

Author Barbara Falconer Newhall after cataract surgery in right eye. Photo by Barbara Newhall

Three months after my first cataract surgery, things are still fuzzy in my right eye. Unlike most veterans of cataract surgery, I’m not loving my new IOL. Read more.

The Baby Quilts Are Ready — Now All We Need Are the Babies

December 31, 2015 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

Author Barbara Falconer Newhall with the four calico crazy quilts she designed for the four grandchildren she hopes she'll have. Photo by Jon Newhall

Grandchild No. One is due in February, and I’ve managed to finish the baby quilt in plenty of time . . . Make that four baby quilts. Read more.

The Cataract Chronicles: I’ll Be Seeing Me

December 3, 2015 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

Author Barbara Falconer Newhall takes a photo of herself without glasses before cataract surgery to see what she'll look like. Photo by Barbara Newhall

One of the perks of having lots of years under your belt is that one fine day you get to have your cataracts done — and you get your old face back. Read more.

I’m Thankful for Friends, Family, Pumpkin Pie and — It’s a Girl!

November 26, 2015 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

Christina Newhall takes stuffing from 2013 Thanksgiving turkey. Dad Jon helps. Photo by Barbara Newhall

Eleven things I’m thankful for this season. And, once again, pumpkin pie and stuffing make the list. Read more.

She’s Shaved Her Head Bald — Is Our Daughter Headed for the Dark Side?

November 19, 2015 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

the top of the head of a pretty bald girl. Photo by Barbara Newahll

Christina had shaved her head bald. What was next? Multiple nose rings? Twelve-inch fingernails? Scarification? Crack cocaine? Read more.

Mom With Kids — The Home Office Blues

November 12, 2015 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

A 1986 home office with computer, crib, toddler and cat. Photo by Barbara Newhall

I liked being shoehorned into a 9-by-11-foot home office with three computers, a telephone, a cat, and a dear husband — most of the time. Read more.

My First Royalty Check Has Arrived — How Cool Is That?

November 5, 2015 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

Barbara Falconer Newhall's book "Wrestling with God" is on display on a counter in A Great Good Place for Books bookstore in Oakland California. Photo by Barbara Newha

Hey! Hey! My very first royalty check has arrived. It’s not big bucks, but it’s real. Read more.

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Widowed: Life Goes On — And Some of Us Still Like It

life goes on, as with this crocosmia-sprouting-through-a-deck Like it or not, life goes on. Our 101-year-old family friend had picked up the phone to check on me. If that’s not liking life, what is?   Read more.

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