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The Proust Question

A rivalry, a quartet, a church? on the first page? That's odd, no? she asked. And Marcel Proust said "Yes! My lovely little phrase- she is famous now?!'

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Posted on December 8, 2023February 19, 2024

Illiers-Combray lolol

My son sometimes says something I’ve done is cringe, and I mean no harm to Illiers when I say this (though I hate when he says it to me!) but I do find it a bit that. Of course the town’s the real deal, and yes I’ve been there and it’s charming, but a name… Continue reading “Illiers-Combray lolol”

Posted on December 8, 2023February 22, 2024

The masked Saint: Saint Loup

I didn’t know that a mask like this one was called a ‘loup.’

It took me a while to figure this out. I thought at first that this word Loup had something to do with my shepherds (the Moors on the Torre Del’Orologgio)- i.e. something about a wolf in Continue reading “The masked Saint: Saint Loup”

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