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Artist and Writer, Seeking the Sublime in the Everyday.
Barbara Swanson Sherman
Jun 24, 20241 min read
Blog moving to Substack
Thank you so much for reading my blog! I'm moving it to Substack, please follow this link to the new location.
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Barbara Swanson Sherman
Jun 13, 20242 min read
Snoozing in the Sun
Monday morning Russell pulled the mattress out of his crate, dragged it across the living room to a spot in the sun and settled in for a...
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Barbara Swanson Sherman
Jun 6, 20241 min read
the Village is Blooming
Every morning Russell and I see something new to celebrate. Like the first daylilies, one of my favorites--I know, I know, I say that...
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Barbara Swanson Sherman
May 30, 20243 min read
Welcoming Spring and a Welcome Revision
I have a lot to celebrate today. First, Spring is in full bloom in the West Village. When we first moved to our block I couldn't imagine...
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Barbara Swanson Sherman
May 24, 20242 min read
All Nature Sings: reprise
I met some old friends in the park this morning. Dandelions! I wrote this a few years ago but I never get tired of this painter; Charles...
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Barbara Swanson Sherman
May 17, 20242 min read
the Knicks!
I'm writing this on Monday morning, May 13. Arthur and I are leaving for Greece at 11:55 tonight so I'm writing ahead of time. You're...
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Barbara Swanson Sherman
May 9, 20241 min read
When's the best time to plant your garden?
The answer is twenty years ago. The second best? Today. I'm not sure exactly when the gardens in my neighborhood were planted--I'm just...
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Barbara Swanson Sherman
May 2, 20241 min read
Now Come the Tulips
A few weeks ago I wrote about dancing daffodils and now it's time for tulips. They're dancing through the neighborhood and tomorrow in...
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Barbara Swanson Sherman
Apr 25, 20242 min read
STUFF
I've been thinking about stuff lately and the conflict between stuff and space. I try to follow the law laid down by William Morris;...
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Barbara Swanson Sherman
Apr 18, 20242 min read
Totality!
Did you see the eclipse? The NY Times acrostic last week had this sentence from Tyler Nordgren's book, Sun, Moon, Earth; Suddenly the...
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Barbara Swanson Sherman
Apr 11, 20242 min read
Helping Nature do her job
So, if Spring is Nature's way of saying, "Let's Party!" what is she saying this week? An earthquake and a total eclipse! Is she showing...
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Barbara Swanson Sherman
Apr 4, 20242 min read
I saw a robin today
I see him every morning as I walk Russell and he gives me a lift every time. Saturday, after helping me get ready for Easter dinner,...
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Barbara Swanson Sherman
Apr 1, 20241 min read
For the last few weeks the Muse has generous...
For the last few weeks the muse has been very generous with me, sending me an idea each Monday so I can get an early start on the...
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Barbara Swanson Sherman
Mar 21, 20242 min read
Truth and Joy on my Way to the Gym
A few weeks ago I decided to stop listening to NPR on my earbuds as I walk in the city so I can be more aware and intentional. Here are...
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Barbara Swanson Sherman
Mar 14, 20243 min read
Pink Balloons
Wednesday, March 13 was the birthday of my grandmother, Louise Mayhew Russell Swanson. We called her MomMom. I like to celebrate her by...
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Barbara Swanson Sherman
Mar 8, 20243 min read
Make America Grateful Again
Catchy title, no? I'll tell you more later. We are now in the one hundredth year since the birth of James Baldwin, although his actual...
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Barbara Swanson Sherman
Feb 29, 20242 min read
Synchronicity around the Octopus
You know how when you learn a new word or just think of something new and suddenly it pops up all around you--in conversation and the...
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Barbara Swanson Sherman
Feb 22, 20243 min read
A Great Resource
Do you ever think about what we did before the day of...cell phones, the internet, Google? Yesterday I found myself wondering what an...
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Barbara Swanson Sherman
Feb 15, 20242 min read
Something to Sing About and, Was that Really a Blizzard?
Well, I've really missed the snow so I was pretty excited Tuesday morning and much as I wanted to cancel my dentist appointment I'm...
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Barbara Swanson Sherman
Feb 8, 20243 min read
It's the year of the Dragon!
As I wondered how I'd illustrate this blog to celebrate the Dragon I remembered that I did an etching of a dragon years ago when I was...
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