In English, how much more resonant is the title of Proust’sRemembrance of Things Past— an echo of Shakespeare’s Sonnet 30 — than a simple English translation of Proust’sÀ la recherche du temps perdu(“in search of lost time” — which sounds more like someone trying to catch a mi...
The fireworks show in Marblehead, Mass.was canceledbecause the fireworks barge caught fire in the early morning hours Thursday. No one was aboard the barge at the time and there were no injuries, officials said. "There was a fire on the barge in the middle of the night," organizers said...
Every attempt has been made to revive the spirit of the ill-fated Anne Boleyn through portraiture, wax models (as at Madame Tussaud’s), her own personal Book of Hours which poignantly has the words “Le Temps Viendra, je Anne Boleyn” inscribed on its first page–did she have a premonit...
On yesterday’s blog, I shared a recent sunrise over my farm in Bedford, which was heavy with mist. I thought I’d continue with that theme today and post some photos that I took before leaving for Maine and then Mexico. I really love the dawn of each new day and I never tire pho...