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It's finally here! Of all my over 50 translations, this is the one I'm proudest of-- and most grateful for. I owe so much to Proust, I'm so glad I could repay my debt a little by translating him. ❤️
Watching the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade
November 27, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Watching the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade
Reposted by Charlotte Mandell
“It’s quite lovely, don’t you think,” Swann said, “that sound can reflect things, like water, or a mirror.”
— Proust, In the Shadow of Girls in Blossom 🌸 (trans. by
@avecsesdoigts.bsky.social)
— Proust, In the Shadow of Girls in Blossom 🌸 (trans. by
@avecsesdoigts.bsky.social)
“Music is the mirror of what is lost.”
— Pascal Quignard, Abysses
(trans. Chris Turner)
— Pascal Quignard, Abysses
(trans. Chris Turner)
November 27, 2025 at 12:10 AM
“It’s quite lovely, don’t you think,” Swann said, “that sound can reflect things, like water, or a mirror.”
— Proust, In the Shadow of Girls in Blossom 🌸 (trans. by
@avecsesdoigts.bsky.social)
— Proust, In the Shadow of Girls in Blossom 🌸 (trans. by
@avecsesdoigts.bsky.social)
Reading Robert Kelly
November 26, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Reading Robert Kelly
He's waiting for me to go away so he can eat his seeds in peace 😂 🪶
November 26, 2025 at 6:13 PM
He's waiting for me to go away so he can eat his seeds in peace 😂 🪶
The squirrel family 🩶🩶🩶
November 26, 2025 at 6:12 PM
The squirrel family 🩶🩶🩶
I ❤️ my squirrel babies
November 26, 2025 at 6:04 PM
I ❤️ my squirrel babies
Thinking of all those (like me) without families this Thanksgiving. You are not alone ❤️
November 26, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Thinking of all those (like me) without families this Thanksgiving. You are not alone ❤️
Just us & the seagulls 🪶
November 25, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Just us & the seagulls 🪶
The Kingston lighthouse & seagull 🪶
November 25, 2025 at 9:58 PM
The Kingston lighthouse & seagull 🪶
The Kingston lighthouse & a passing barge
November 25, 2025 at 9:56 PM
The Kingston lighthouse & a passing barge
Quiet by the Hudson
November 25, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Quiet by the Hudson
