I read all 7 volumes of In Search of Lost Time (À la recherche du temps perdu) in 2022. It was a very intense year for me. Something deeply tragic happened, and for some reason I felt called to the work.
No one recommended it. I hadn't seen any videos where people talked about it. It just called me.
It happened again.
I made a plan to re-read volume on "The Way By Swann's" in 2026, but I couldn't wait and I started it already. I am not a fan of the deckled edges on the Penguin Deluxe Classics, and am waiting (2-3 more weeks of waiting) for a different edition of the Lydia Davis translation to arrive. I will just manage somehow with these cringey deckled edges.
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| swann and my tree |
Christmas Tea of Choice This Season
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| Tea// White Christmas |
Shoveling snow and remembering my memories (yes that sounds weird)
A mountain of snow fell and while it was gorgeous to look at with my morning coffee, I knew that if I shoveled my truck before the snow removal team came by, it would make for a better driveway situation for me. Hence... snow shoveling for 48 straight minutes.
I started Proust and have been (as I did on my first reading) thinking about memories. Days gone by. Past experiences shoveling snow.
It feels so melodic to review my life in this way.
I am always so surprised by what comes to mind when I am super mindful in the present moment. I think about how the memory is laying down in my brain... my ability to recall it.
For a long time, I went to bed early. Sometimes, my candle scarcely out, my eyes would close so quickly that I did not have time to say to myself: "I'm falling asleep."
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| swann's way under the tree |
I am not sure if I will stop at volume 1 or if I will carry on. For now, the goal is to just read this volume deeply and allow whatever needs to be remembered to come to me in a dream like state- similar to how Proust wrote this novel.
If you've been shy about picking it up, I highly suggest you do do. No pressure. No worries.
Happy reading ☕️
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