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Polly-Vous Francais?: February 2015
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Saturday, February 07, 2015. Booksellers on the Seine (Post card version). I love my collection of vintage Paris postcards. I add to it every time I am in Paris, usually at lingering but somehow way-too-short trips to the Marché aux Timbres. Or the Marché aux Puces at Vanves. This one, of a bouquiniste. Book seller) on the banks of the Seine, appealed for a very specific reason: I have a painting from almost the same vantage point. Here is the post card:. And here is my painting, which I wrote about here.
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Polly-Vous Francais?: Lessons from Mrs. Goodfellow
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Saturday, August 02, 2014. Lessons from Mrs. Goodfellow. When I was in college, I spent summers waitressing in a perfect, perfectly charming historic inn in Maine. One of the delights was to be assigned to a table of summer "residents" - guests who came to stay at the hotel for a month or so, who had been coming to the inn for decades. One of these was Mrs. Goodfellow. She exclaimed over the thoughtful gesture even more than was necessary, her luminous blue eyes shining, lighting up my day. The next week...
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Polly-Vous Francais?: August 2014
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Saturday, August 16, 2014. I'm a huge fan of the blue doors in Paris. Some days, when I was living in Paris, when I didn't quite know what to do with myself, I would just wander the streets for hours snapping photo upon photo of variations on blue doors. I posted them here. And now, looking back, I wonder if that need to see the same image repeated in various forms was in fact a comforting, Le-Petit-Prince. Kind of activity. As in, the Little Prince who one day watched 43 sunsets. Labels: where am I?
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Polly-Vous Francais?: Booksellers on the Seine (Post card version)
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Saturday, February 07, 2015. Booksellers on the Seine (Post card version). I love my collection of vintage Paris postcards. I add to it every time I am in Paris, usually at lingering but somehow way-too-short trips to the Marché aux Timbres. Or the Marché aux Puces at Vanves. This one, of a bouquiniste. Book seller) on the banks of the Seine, appealed for a very specific reason: I have a painting from almost the same vantage point. Here is the post card:. And here is my painting, which I wrote about here.
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Polly-Vous Francais?: 10 Blue Doors
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Friday, June 06, 2008. Posted by Polly-Vous Francais. When I was at the French consulate yesterday my He-weasel was reading News From France. And, whose blog was written about in the Feb. 22,08 edition? That is so very cool. Oh, and the door pictures are great too. :-). June 06, 2008 6:02 PM. I was so thrilled when News From France wrote about me - so of course I bragged about it on the blog! Http:/ pollyvousfrancais.blogspot.com/2008/03/news-from-france.html. June 07, 2008 2:04 AM. June 07, 2008 8:20 AM.
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Polly-Vous Francais?: For Auld Lang Syne
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Tuesday, January 01, 2008. For Auld Lang Syne. For old times' sake, here is a round-up of the Polly-Vous Francais all-time top twenty posts, according to feedback from all sources. In no particular order:. The Flirting Game in France. And others in this category. What Drives French Men Wild. The men gaze and ponder. In France, in case the other lingerie needs a boost. In case of great success in four above categories? Not just for the boomers. Now a DVD! Funny, I haven't heard from him since. My Kingdom ...
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Polly-Vous Francais?: Suggestions for Celebrating New Year's in France
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Tuesday, December 30, 2014. Suggestions for Celebrating New Year's in France. How to celebrate New Year's in France? Here are mouth-watering and intriguing suggestions .from 60 years ago. The 1954 December issue of Plaisir de France. Had the following delightful column, "Suggestions Pour le Réveillon." Scroll down for the translation by yours truly. By the way, is the late-evening festive meal that is traditional for both Christmas Eve and New Year's eve. Out at a cabaret or at home? A pheasant, preferab...
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Polly-Vous Francais?: New Year's Day, Paris
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Saturday, January 01, 2011. New Year's Day, Paris. There's a kind of hush. Paris, the morning after. I expected it at 9 am on New Year's Day. Everyone sleeping in after all that champagne. But even by almost noon, the streets were still silent. I walked to the Boissiere metro stop, and could have used the street instead of the sidewalk: not a car in sight. On a Saturday morning! The metro was free until noon. Even so, only a handful of passengers. Ah, Paris the mystery is always unfolding! January 04, 20...
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Polly-Vous Francais?: February 2014
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Tuesday, February 25, 2014. Valérie Trierweiler’s Brother Recounts the Break-Up with François Hollande. Has a great article about the Hollande-Trierweiler split, explained by a family member, which hasn't been published in the anglophone press. Since I am a professional translator, I whipped up a verbatim translation (and sent it to. Gratis, but didn't hear back from them. The orginal is here. So here you have it.]. The oldest brother of. Spanish edition of Vanity Fair. On January 25, François Hollande a...
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Polly-Vous Francais?: 10 More Blue Doors
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Sunday, January 11, 2009. 10 More Blue Doors. Why do I love the blue doors in Paris so much? To see the others that I posted previously, click here. And now ten more, mostly from the 14e and 15e arrondissements. Posted by Polly-Vous Francais. OMG I just posted a Blue Door in the 18th yesterday! January 13, 2009 3:01 AM. How could I note click on a blog title like that! January 13, 2009 4:31 PM. Maybe many cities have blue doors, but I think Paris has the most! And they're all so different. Webmasters hel...
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