tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45708337421329090112024-02-21T07:26:59.051+01:00Pare-Brise du JourWhat's on the windshield in Paris today?Polly-Vous Francaishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12667479743723002691noreply@blogger.comBlogger61125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4570833742132909011.post-10678664638852303722008-06-03T11:49:00.002+02:002008-06-03T11:53:18.997+02:00A First<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW7uPpRsHoMZ6IQ6FrkJa63boD58A5TyY5ia5YqCcm4Y1u5Dt-aBvkqj2BIKHoa5NpzGmhuho7PcALJS40lAcQjHkbfAhhKLpL4GsJ3n9u9-q0FIQLpUYTSgio53AGTajS7v9PLcUlNxAU/s1600-h/round.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5207590553393338850" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW7uPpRsHoMZ6IQ6FrkJa63boD58A5TyY5ia5YqCcm4Y1u5Dt-aBvkqj2BIKHoa5NpzGmhuho7PcALJS40lAcQjHkbfAhhKLpL4GsJ3n9u9-q0FIQLpUYTSgio53AGTajS7v9PLcUlNxAU/s400/round.jpg" border="0" /></a> I've seen hundreds of flyers under Paris windshield wipers. This is the first round one.<br /><br />It figures they'd get around to it sooner or later.<br /><div></div>Polly-Vous Francaishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12667479743723002691noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4570833742132909011.post-75978819174482008392008-05-28T18:48:00.003+02:002008-05-28T18:55:05.832+02:00Picasso<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsMYpwNHFg6TNt1pLAyWdB9LmZfem_f7-1fQXXOaAdV9HkGbnLHtBZuUCNh6NZCPJNDfy4M-TOkr7FjCbLXqwctyl6THvZWeZGA-a_hdT5EBTJjmMx1jvlQLM3Yp8XK58lH1hDuLAxA3YD/s1600-h/citroen.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205472056479619378" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsMYpwNHFg6TNt1pLAyWdB9LmZfem_f7-1fQXXOaAdV9HkGbnLHtBZuUCNh6NZCPJNDfy4M-TOkr7FjCbLXqwctyl6THvZWeZGA-a_hdT5EBTJjmMx1jvlQLM3Yp8XK58lH1hDuLAxA3YD/s400/citroen.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>It would be nice, I think, to have all cars named Monet, Degas, Da Vinci, Botticelli... the possiblities are endless.</div>Polly-Vous Francaishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12667479743723002691noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4570833742132909011.post-28187399727037522512008-05-07T17:48:00.004+02:002008-05-28T18:45:10.638+02:00Free-for-All<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBVQQNZd-1eMiZ6rP3JlIRiAt8n5jyVN2JkDRymA8m3g4tp-40niyJHIexhEoPSIZNpp5EVKGlVdZDvCKLmvk5biIf1gApNZZtutqeV4cIJGJhc-c_WEpq_hPJCwSkeKIGc1ZJmCjIC5yw/s1600-h/gratuit.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5197663682863798002" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBVQQNZd-1eMiZ6rP3JlIRiAt8n5jyVN2JkDRymA8m3g4tp-40niyJHIexhEoPSIZNpp5EVKGlVdZDvCKLmvk5biIf1gApNZZtutqeV4cIJGJhc-c_WEpq_hPJCwSkeKIGc1ZJmCjIC5yw/s400/gratuit.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><em>Gratuit,</em> of course, means "free" or "given." I like to think of all the other words that come from the Latin <em>gratis:</em> gratuity, gratuitous, congratulations, ingrate.</div><div></div><div>Not the same as <em>libre,</em> which means "free" as in available or unconstrained: as in liberty, liberate, and so forth.</div>Polly-Vous Francaishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12667479743723002691noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4570833742132909011.post-19924939342298930662008-04-20T11:20:00.002+02:002008-04-20T11:25:57.421+02:00Jouez<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjou1L9KnzYx4IuU20BI6MaC_hc7tIYBZL8-KBd9cEnqgwxBW8anAN2KmGBod6S_i7hXWTZLHkTt8XnC4akIRn7ZoJL94NW7TJp39faz2AZbXpdpD_lQ4CYb6rIC920-kecmZm7_MsjHgFq/s1600-h/jouez1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5191255459263856178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjou1L9KnzYx4IuU20BI6MaC_hc7tIYBZL8-KBd9cEnqgwxBW8anAN2KmGBod6S_i7hXWTZLHkTt8XnC4akIRn7ZoJL94NW7TJp39faz2AZbXpdpD_lQ4CYb6rIC920-kecmZm7_MsjHgFq/s400/jouez1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLNml_V7lWQhtiPbVtcKL-jABFJhQI7kG8RUlwZ5dZA50xNXy7ws2jLGgL2TSCx_EC1mHU_0tZ8wlGGbssHX4CmOkCQeGiqc_Et3tOUXX6CoBbk6AXc7sjLiichk9XUoCGRLHzD9YI0l60/s1600-h/jouez2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5191255467853790786" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLNml_V7lWQhtiPbVtcKL-jABFJhQI7kG8RUlwZ5dZA50xNXy7ws2jLGgL2TSCx_EC1mHU_0tZ8wlGGbssHX4CmOkCQeGiqc_Et3tOUXX6CoBbk6AXc7sjLiichk9XUoCGRLHzD9YI0l60/s400/jouez2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Music lessons at home. Better tell the neighbors first.</div>Polly-Vous Francaishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12667479743723002691noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4570833742132909011.post-36085511751885193412008-04-19T13:02:00.001+02:002008-04-19T13:05:02.945+02:00Blavatsky<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilYpK2jLUgeif-MqbdhMQBY4zfB6PvUz2J6uzJ2v8p8H1whDCoLozeYGfwn1UprZHZ_cfELcEh9tzSlfaeYOJuT7HdjpH8gWU8choO3qnTfI3UiGYKbKJrNVcPCx8Kw37eSGPN7yCGPKUp/s1600-h/scientifique.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5190910444540968466" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilYpK2jLUgeif-MqbdhMQBY4zfB6PvUz2J6uzJ2v8p8H1whDCoLozeYGfwn1UprZHZ_cfELcEh9tzSlfaeYOJuT7HdjpH8gWU8choO3qnTfI3UiGYKbKJrNVcPCx8Kw37eSGPN7yCGPKUp/s400/scientifique.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>????</div>Polly-Vous Francaishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12667479743723002691noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4570833742132909011.post-55696239768459070202008-04-13T09:23:00.002+02:002008-04-13T09:28:41.507+02:00Puss in Boots<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8YD4Ww4unG2VNyexuoNlc9aztJLc6oPemCPlDsGzYt3ia_ylaBJwm_xonCIttLOv621oQ3GzNmcz5qvC5clT953odTEajpbIiyPAy9gjHt8Par0yTO1cVs9bzbZAkWVPVSw3TZ4OCm3z4/s1600-h/chatbeaute.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5188627558358705586" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8YD4Ww4unG2VNyexuoNlc9aztJLc6oPemCPlDsGzYt3ia_ylaBJwm_xonCIttLOv621oQ3GzNmcz5qvC5clT953odTEajpbIiyPAy9gjHt8Par0yTO1cVs9bzbZAkWVPVSw3TZ4OCm3z4/s400/chatbeaute.jpg" border="0" /></a>Perrault's fairy tale "Le Chat Botté" is better known in English as "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puss_in_Boots_%28fairy_tale%29">Puss in Boots.</a>" Helpful when trying to understand this flyer.<br /><div></div>Polly-Vous Francaishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12667479743723002691noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4570833742132909011.post-61008015859891603132008-04-12T09:26:00.004+02:002008-04-12T09:50:06.472+02:00Pare-Brise de la Semaine?Pardon while the posts and flyers become less frequent -- it's bait-and-switch to call this <em>Pare-Brise du Jour</em> and not post anything for a week.<br /><div></div><br /><div>Check out <a href="http://pollyvousfrancais.blogspot.com/2008/04/desire-to-please.html">Polly-Vous Francais?</a> for another flyer. </div><div> </div><div> </div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5188258201033685426" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzS8iuvOtsYRcOEcUbT5mXpuJHmWGPr9i1Z_YQFYsaPzuJVJZjSyRK7wOYxtv9jblYZrrrApccBd7iK0hyaIG7dOjR6IIvhMwE3pg-WNy_LY5rGmZoog6YFttvgx7RaXNOe2ygGF4JfLUI/s400/jumbopneus.jpg" border="0" /></div><br />I love the word <em>pneu</em>. Think of pneumatic drills, pneumonia, and the etymology suddenly becomes crystal-clear.Polly-Vous Francaishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12667479743723002691noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4570833742132909011.post-8968548764152754122008-04-09T22:47:00.002+02:002008-04-09T22:51:35.751+02:00Taj Mahal<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgliSsKs5Fy73rQcbkI36Z1JSrKvj7ibyW3w1CAGFZ49z-BMa4f9qhr4HOHN8aLh52J6r2w3SD0-b44nrSKhE58yGBg_8_p2x_IkuTbyng8frI5yNps9A8kjofVNDT1ncvSpQyew0aKdT41/s1600-h/taj+mahal.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5187350373796329810" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgliSsKs5Fy73rQcbkI36Z1JSrKvj7ibyW3w1CAGFZ49z-BMa4f9qhr4HOHN8aLh52J6r2w3SD0-b44nrSKhE58yGBg_8_p2x_IkuTbyng8frI5yNps9A8kjofVNDT1ncvSpQyew0aKdT41/s400/taj+mahal.jpg" border="0" /></a> This flyer was under windshield wipers in the 18e arrondissement. Perhaps trying to make a visual connection to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basilica_of_the_Sacr%C3%A9_C%C5%93ur">Sacre Coeur</a>?<br /><div></div>Polly-Vous Francaishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12667479743723002691noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4570833742132909011.post-18974892783788220472008-03-22T22:15:00.000+01:002008-03-22T22:18:05.552+01:00Melt with Pleasure...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_UU0lXGAA1RFUKcFHb99aNEeNqvBi9ZqgRmTONq30pYFW9KATZ8lPSht1_CHBe9x1T32mqtiC_BF9ket1eAdhl4QqBFDjUCQo8RMMZh-3ClGVIP0u2-hVh09au8n-ZW_dT97G5qRlBtPa/s1600-h/melt+with+pleasure.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5180677978135572658" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_UU0lXGAA1RFUKcFHb99aNEeNqvBi9ZqgRmTONq30pYFW9KATZ8lPSht1_CHBe9x1T32mqtiC_BF9ket1eAdhl4QqBFDjUCQo8RMMZh-3ClGVIP0u2-hVh09au8n-ZW_dT97G5qRlBtPa/s400/melt+with+pleasure.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>... in the spots that you want.</div><div> </div><div>Bikini season is on the horizon. </div>Polly-Vous Francaishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12667479743723002691noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4570833742132909011.post-14685205129307183222008-03-02T17:32:00.002+01:002008-03-02T17:38:45.279+01:00S'il te plait...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-i7bwFj9tS90SQAaDti3nGNRKlIorkHlWYrqmdFT2x6UX1HiCbaFI8TxtgS9VdE1-_J8Lw_U5pqDEdyAZWv4HvyQzSeUV0PyjDfgbIfzaZvFAJZoUD6RnCA-jI6SjBZnYad1Z4M2mL9Nd/s1600-h/souris.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5173183556406252290" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-i7bwFj9tS90SQAaDti3nGNRKlIorkHlWYrqmdFT2x6UX1HiCbaFI8TxtgS9VdE1-_J8Lw_U5pqDEdyAZWv4HvyQzSeUV0PyjDfgbIfzaZvFAJZoUD6RnCA-jI6SjBZnYad1Z4M2mL9Nd/s400/souris.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Of course, "S'il te plait, dessine-moi un mouton..." is a classic line from <em><a href="http://pollyvousfrancais.blogspot.com/2008/01/le-petit-prince.html">Le Petit Prince.</a></em></div>Polly-Vous Francaishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12667479743723002691noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4570833742132909011.post-74489753936940145372008-02-29T14:53:00.002+01:002008-02-29T14:57:32.193+01:00Cheminees anciennes<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKAH5hxFrFZ2ZS50OX_Imw4rFlpalTH7ZEH-e5h0xd3hYaegs05mbvJTwPqJu2eJccxe2LVIEZCO_uzPGDCQdmNmNpifWqMIAyP9JQr_XxmZh0d41PkkKP8io90YFT9XwO3sMrOrvNwWiU/s1600-h/cheminees.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5172400283220480674" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKAH5hxFrFZ2ZS50OX_Imw4rFlpalTH7ZEH-e5h0xd3hYaegs05mbvJTwPqJu2eJccxe2LVIEZCO_uzPGDCQdmNmNpifWqMIAyP9JQr_XxmZh0d41PkkKP8io90YFT9XwO3sMrOrvNwWiU/s400/cheminees.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>That would change your apartment from <em>parquet, moulures, cheminees</em> to just <em>parquet moulures...</em></div>Polly-Vous Francaishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12667479743723002691noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4570833742132909011.post-12652358903030825982008-02-28T14:44:00.003+01:002008-02-28T14:50:17.542+01:00Municipal Elections<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3iBjfAdY7PqjLt_FK_jyngyVCqhEuKuCJUz5VCNBqzLqbfJfi8SLBTgn4Hbl2SCVeR1R8SlyluJ_RZ_28UIBdTX8XiJta4V06wErqOCpGNJzjQ_8P1k0BdMvIcYGaHjjw-p0AEWCQGfPl/s1600-h/dati+large.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5172027662774766914" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3iBjfAdY7PqjLt_FK_jyngyVCqhEuKuCJUz5VCNBqzLqbfJfi8SLBTgn4Hbl2SCVeR1R8SlyluJ_RZ_28UIBdTX8XiJta4V06wErqOCpGNJzjQ_8P1k0BdMvIcYGaHjjw-p0AEWCQGfPl/s400/dati+large.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYz1L11RjH4unxpwwlKgBRp4zftc_8qNWU1jLubChfQMcw4jcNlEfKTAEojqKZM1c9HlgPLGIKY54bm3PDugvucwHT2ZOLyM9gmDWNZdfv9UOLePeMU04fpBkrBc8AepTZoPqqsMouJJNg/s1600-h/7e+libre.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5172027675659668818" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYz1L11RjH4unxpwwlKgBRp4zftc_8qNWU1jLubChfQMcw4jcNlEfKTAEojqKZM1c9HlgPLGIKY54bm3PDugvucwHT2ZOLyM9gmDWNZdfv9UOLePeMU04fpBkrBc8AepTZoPqqsMouJJNg/s400/7e+libre.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFO-lRUWImdwdFShZTD90wm6F3yXxYWOQIiCVwoUyurvGoPRhEYXUOC0572dxOjPsUjmvay7YB4MLg-N9rtKZ2fGj_p7hhksSwfefmiVd23NXn4bCQKIyJ3R_tRM7HtWVCrxhuyAoUUxkn/s1600-h/dati+small.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5172027679954636130" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFO-lRUWImdwdFShZTD90wm6F3yXxYWOQIiCVwoUyurvGoPRhEYXUOC0572dxOjPsUjmvay7YB4MLg-N9rtKZ2fGj_p7hhksSwfefmiVd23NXn4bCQKIyJ3R_tRM7HtWVCrxhuyAoUUxkn/s400/dati+small.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgeSmZGXbVYhO0qV9vP6rPyji3hnpO-Ylv5YW9FFZigyZjx2PjZMOi9UBz0vwihJef9wUN0DoW8zpI3Ghbq8pWDkOp37_iHYRjMJ4zfnedWZgta4MxNRYxKfD44yjmlLYxs6t5uJDrk3TF/s1600-h/adeline.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5172027692839538034" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgeSmZGXbVYhO0qV9vP6rPyji3hnpO-Ylv5YW9FFZigyZjx2PjZMOi9UBz0vwihJef9wUN0DoW8zpI3Ghbq8pWDkOp37_iHYRjMJ4zfnedWZgta4MxNRYxKfD44yjmlLYxs6t5uJDrk3TF/s400/adeline.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Lots of campaign flyers on windshields in the past weeks. This is a non-partisan blog, so I'm including them all. But these are just the flyers from windshields; it doesn't include the hand-outs on street corners.</div><br /><div></div>Polly-Vous Francaishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12667479743723002691noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4570833742132909011.post-80696423295950110472008-02-15T12:00:00.002+01:002008-02-15T12:03:41.408+01:00Talky<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFxA7Ul4LhJYZP3tCGKzd7l0QCSL-zLnIm9yxhF7fKuGbGJbLVAfzpMQIsnUOsc86DBOxVQKXd9MQhT349uhPjip1OfFCj04f_D8xSt0UeO7ru4FYIRIyLMYjfLgReLDwvgvsG7d6ArQi8/s1600-h/talky.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5167160339546966530" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFxA7Ul4LhJYZP3tCGKzd7l0QCSL-zLnIm9yxhF7fKuGbGJbLVAfzpMQIsnUOsc86DBOxVQKXd9MQhT349uhPjip1OfFCj04f_D8xSt0UeO7ru4FYIRIyLMYjfLgReLDwvgvsG7d6ArQi8/s400/talky.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><em>Forfait</em> is another one of those <em>faux amis</em>. It means "plan," <em>i.e</em>., a calling plan or package. Not forfeit.</div>Polly-Vous Francaishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12667479743723002691noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4570833742132909011.post-9241285607875950002008-02-13T16:34:00.000+01:002008-02-13T16:36:54.285+01:00Celebrate Valentine's Day<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjomTunESQicOv6ahUVaYORYnKZ024V0dRFAX0Bvojdlvr7E9yJcb8-kYJZFgyMjUcnsZbcDKuEDgO7aAaiR5mgO__Dx3sgfWAyxVI9ioM2zdZXRpuQrxNIssMOkK6_pafHglld0yOvqBvN/s1600-h/delanoe.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5166488941669321154" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjomTunESQicOv6ahUVaYORYnKZ024V0dRFAX0Bvojdlvr7E9yJcb8-kYJZFgyMjUcnsZbcDKuEDgO7aAaiR5mgO__Dx3sgfWAyxVI9ioM2zdZXRpuQrxNIssMOkK6_pafHglld0yOvqBvN/s400/delanoe.jpg" border="0" /></a> With hizzoner and friends.<br /><div></div>Polly-Vous Francaishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12667479743723002691noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4570833742132909011.post-72135952412988035262008-02-12T13:02:00.000+01:002008-02-12T13:03:59.209+01:00La Saint Valentin<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizxGT1xuXuDU_JKDmDL-BmBAGo0P5JJw2pkhxL8Gv_ql05Gx47A0uLiEVTRkUakJlr8Nx2_sznucsM_kMTQ7RAHDXd-4-tmgOqzHPf-DHp4bs_gOMUHGX2vCbzqaGaStLTpcywEzq8kP2V/s1600-h/saintvalentin.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5166063125726693714" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizxGT1xuXuDU_JKDmDL-BmBAGo0P5JJw2pkhxL8Gv_ql05Gx47A0uLiEVTRkUakJlr8Nx2_sznucsM_kMTQ7RAHDXd-4-tmgOqzHPf-DHp4bs_gOMUHGX2vCbzqaGaStLTpcywEzq8kP2V/s400/saintvalentin.jpg" border="0" /></a> It takes two, baby.<br /><div></div>Polly-Vous Francaishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12667479743723002691noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4570833742132909011.post-29845380057768155792008-02-11T19:15:00.001+01:002008-02-11T19:18:57.376+01:00Mincir Durablement<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvU8O440_-b_YOliPgKZShpgLGspdzoBVEc4xMvJhyR9aD-gEjvJ4RzklKWpahUfI_VM2i2ULCOF_cLW9vy2QA9fgSeny2J8N_DZCX-32KuDV9A3vRL_oQ_Fn0rk3gtTZ1LbmK409N-9XI/s1600-h/mincir+durablement1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5165788290769422610" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvU8O440_-b_YOliPgKZShpgLGspdzoBVEc4xMvJhyR9aD-gEjvJ4RzklKWpahUfI_VM2i2ULCOF_cLW9vy2QA9fgSeny2J8N_DZCX-32KuDV9A3vRL_oQ_Fn0rk3gtTZ1LbmK409N-9XI/s400/mincir+durablement1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxSlNzgt3qQ-ZeA4jgYarT-cg8E0HDEiT2-BZU2SV1r7he7Ppk6cBiwJlqrdqv3klkdnLyvvnoLZRirzj7FpAIwwf2hWNN9za__xHfgdmFGR36xEKZ2IrQ21tLAx1GRS4-CmmeYZ-zn02k/s1600-h/mincir+durablement2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5165788342309030178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxSlNzgt3qQ-ZeA4jgYarT-cg8E0HDEiT2-BZU2SV1r7he7Ppk6cBiwJlqrdqv3klkdnLyvvnoLZRirzj7FpAIwwf2hWNN9za__xHfgdmFGR36xEKZ2IrQ21tLAx1GRS4-CmmeYZ-zn02k/s400/mincir+durablement2.jpg" border="0" /></a> I see Cellu M6 promoted a lot. Haven't been there, haven't done that.<br /><br />Yet.<br /><div></div>Polly-Vous Francaishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12667479743723002691noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4570833742132909011.post-37009818173645639592008-02-09T09:22:00.000+01:002008-02-09T09:25:14.232+01:00Haute Gastronomie<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1pqM6PW7dH3bZqshhmwQD2il1OB6i135PjFAYhHPlM2KW3tqQ4p4sKZRVtpPNv72IVM2StRKHATc2CEwyooKl8OpTNS-65uiK5tAeF3PD7Wb44exek2jyZILqEng57zMbj1TBWNlw6yHe/s1600-h/budha.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5164893172340295666" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1pqM6PW7dH3bZqshhmwQD2il1OB6i135PjFAYhHPlM2KW3tqQ4p4sKZRVtpPNv72IVM2StRKHATc2CEwyooKl8OpTNS-65uiK5tAeF3PD7Wb44exek2jyZILqEng57zMbj1TBWNlw6yHe/s400/budha.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>I delighted in the words <em>haute gastronomie</em> with the mountain peaks in the background. That's what I call really <em>haute</em>.</div>Polly-Vous Francaishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12667479743723002691noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4570833742132909011.post-65302435276965109052008-02-07T10:29:00.000+01:002008-02-07T10:33:26.856+01:00Rhymes with...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvcF-8M3T5JIR04P0QcnaMXLzS6r0HtMtQw_shbr1ENVSZ_t5CgA_EYkQ_UiFYJiyRjPEy87mVW_T_50V56PX8GJ_M4obG3PO3BARAirT1kbWCybHZqU3ftFQnLTmfy-nFp_pyUBF0Etxh/s1600-h/lingots.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5164168311433074066" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvcF-8M3T5JIR04P0QcnaMXLzS6r0HtMtQw_shbr1ENVSZ_t5CgA_EYkQ_UiFYJiyRjPEy87mVW_T_50V56PX8GJ_M4obG3PO3BARAirT1kbWCybHZqU3ftFQnLTmfy-nFp_pyUBF0Etxh/s400/lingots.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>I'm not sure how to pronounce <em>lingot. </em>More like bingo or mango? T or no T?</div>Polly-Vous Francaishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12667479743723002691noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4570833742132909011.post-82620118482437903642008-02-06T12:05:00.000+01:002008-02-06T12:10:47.402+01:00Studyrama<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEwRsApNUvkr_WbOLZMTpOc3nNB5Ap1rNkyVYa63eLNrfnTIXEMBpYz8A4cM8G65vrO1H0p477A58hiriiw84ArDpMj6-P51J-zT3BLdC9xSl5cFkOaeqnkhjqsH9Fu-1WLXneSbue6BfM/s1600-h/studyrama.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5163822055464637794" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEwRsApNUvkr_WbOLZMTpOc3nNB5Ap1rNkyVYa63eLNrfnTIXEMBpYz8A4cM8G65vrO1H0p477A58hiriiw84ArDpMj6-P51J-zT3BLdC9xSl5cFkOaeqnkhjqsH9Fu-1WLXneSbue6BfM/s400/studyrama.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>The word <em>formation</em> always catches me off guard. I know it means <em>training</em>, but I still think "formation."</div>Polly-Vous Francaishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12667479743723002691noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4570833742132909011.post-12398650465101245062008-02-05T19:51:00.000+01:002008-02-05T19:57:04.671+01:00Cafe debat<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2P4JKsN8E1ZchLSV2VvaszvP4Qw7kN0EmWkY4CDcZ9BYqtyLGBlf6jlLYc1QMXmAXXcfNXBaT3grc_SRSG021DAHO70XDjWNUIPGWjOBWof-AnevzaPgKYfKmXp_OGu-bGRH4fce1OP-G/s1600-h/elections.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5163570975971480866" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2P4JKsN8E1ZchLSV2VvaszvP4Qw7kN0EmWkY4CDcZ9BYqtyLGBlf6jlLYc1QMXmAXXcfNXBaT3grc_SRSG021DAHO70XDjWNUIPGWjOBWof-AnevzaPgKYfKmXp_OGu-bGRH4fce1OP-G/s400/elections.jpg" border="0" /></a>Today is Super Tuesday in the US. <br /><br />And French municipal elections are coming up in March.<br /><br />It's a lot of work, keeping up with candidates, issues, and parties on two sides of the Pond. I better go do my homework .Polly-Vous Francaishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12667479743723002691noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4570833742132909011.post-8736353840670786752008-02-03T11:01:00.001+01:002008-02-03T11:05:09.381+01:00Optez pour la tranquillite<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghBlvRvXB4F4fUE_s9eeWpZRXspSuz0EzNubk9XIMgtXHvrtCeD-iGrLeBA-iwRIfoIAoor_WrB4S9SiRMyOVah04aiW43K7NlFyCH1SFtPCvDDPyIZCTU0oT6WHGGGdYwXi4FsObEJS83/s1600-h/vinci1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5162692371691607266" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghBlvRvXB4F4fUE_s9eeWpZRXspSuz0EzNubk9XIMgtXHvrtCeD-iGrLeBA-iwRIfoIAoor_WrB4S9SiRMyOVah04aiW43K7NlFyCH1SFtPCvDDPyIZCTU0oT6WHGGGdYwXi4FsObEJS83/s400/vinci1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD_8SSsu2R2zyrPZf3ZRK02oNpvcDnjzPRNEDp6YEShKhZgO2v6FyG8dSk2dggn6wmJ17WvbvBQlI01ybMS3KaOtcDVanQ0d0JydwZ_mf7rLYH1IYMsqXTNTNmRaNzdMaOzIRP3hFtpJMQ/s1600-h/vinci2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5162692380281541874" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD_8SSsu2R2zyrPZf3ZRK02oNpvcDnjzPRNEDp6YEShKhZgO2v6FyG8dSk2dggn6wmJ17WvbvBQlI01ybMS3KaOtcDVanQ0d0JydwZ_mf7rLYH1IYMsqXTNTNmRaNzdMaOzIRP3hFtpJMQ/s400/vinci2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Of course, an added benefit of parking in a garage is that you don't get a collection of advertising flyers cluttering your windshield...</div>Polly-Vous Francaishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12667479743723002691noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4570833742132909011.post-61428635050512655022008-02-01T06:36:00.000+01:002008-02-01T06:44:04.439+01:00Culture<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9BEi43E1T97at7rXDFPE7ohsqsg3flvFqRj-iFvZeB6QwqyhFP1nXTtyPTOx6PEouwJBpBFZklH8iz1JJnoV0PWGuRqp29rfldOaqMYfGKXZa3k58aSTIy2wWn6xMAVHCoujNxIuPKaCe/s1600-h/puericulture.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5161881653664814178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9BEi43E1T97at7rXDFPE7ohsqsg3flvFqRj-iFvZeB6QwqyhFP1nXTtyPTOx6PEouwJBpBFZklH8iz1JJnoV0PWGuRqp29rfldOaqMYfGKXZa3k58aSTIy2wWn6xMAVHCoujNxIuPKaCe/s400/puericulture.jpg" border="0" /></a>France is full of culture, but not just with a capital C.<br />Puericulture, agriculture, viticulture, ostréiculture, myticulture.<br />And my favorite, conchyliculture.<br /><br />Which reminds me of the Dorothy Parker quip about horticulture.Polly-Vous Francaishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12667479743723002691noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4570833742132909011.post-16518390874214371422008-01-31T08:47:00.000+01:002008-01-31T08:58:04.839+01:00Real Estate<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDNCMeAu8GOKyeKsl6xpS5DBNrgTbJAuwTBFpvkKSVSFUZwNbKO0P69UNnqOFYv0Av_aPZXxqeXVKj5A7ZIuhJbuFGVBPXgvgFdGk0uSw6wXOtq48QH5xFZ59WakatxU4t6wIv_jXb8bPM/s1600-h/a+vendre.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5161544773609985090" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDNCMeAu8GOKyeKsl6xpS5DBNrgTbJAuwTBFpvkKSVSFUZwNbKO0P69UNnqOFYv0Av_aPZXxqeXVKj5A7ZIuhJbuFGVBPXgvgFdGk0uSw6wXOtq48QH5xFZ59WakatxU4t6wIv_jXb8bPM/s400/a+vendre.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjTIjWrm3qWoH5pv39OPUpiaPrDoPOkUxHcP7-kmNiE_KTbz4av5RCG7RI5oUSZtp53u11eqm2le8bUVq8ZOyjwC3jvkGuJPY46-jIS1BOUkNjJKr3q3WQWyEU2Nzr72e2HbFvGqp1DtKI/s1600-h/immo.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5161544524501881906" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjTIjWrm3qWoH5pv39OPUpiaPrDoPOkUxHcP7-kmNiE_KTbz4av5RCG7RI5oUSZtp53u11eqm2le8bUVq8ZOyjwC3jvkGuJPY46-jIS1BOUkNjJKr3q3WQWyEU2Nzr72e2HbFvGqp1DtKI/s400/immo.jpg" border="0" /></a> I think the prices are stabilizing in Paris. These are from a few months ago. For a long time I confused <em>mètres carrés</em> with <em>mètres carrés <a href="http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loi_Carrez">Carrez</a></em>. </div><div> </div><div>But anything with the prefix or suffix <em>immo</em> most certainly has to do with real estate.<br /><br /><div></div></div>Polly-Vous Francaishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12667479743723002691noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4570833742132909011.post-42159913155512696682008-01-30T18:33:00.001+01:002008-01-30T18:39:43.105+01:00Poncer. Not Penser. Not Panser, either<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpM64hjoA0xtaBc4kez0_WuIXLwzTLAoqrjoSmhs2qMBZh2UMaAuobW6YJlhcu_e8Fj9KdvhFXkkkG77PN3zgXglbc9XCJhNa95GMO6QNe-j2GBP69OyBP8_Hv0QoTGhLQkF-TAOFHziv-/s1600-h/decopro.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5161324321528615970" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpM64hjoA0xtaBc4kez0_WuIXLwzTLAoqrjoSmhs2qMBZh2UMaAuobW6YJlhcu_e8Fj9KdvhFXkkkG77PN3zgXglbc9XCJhNa95GMO6QNe-j2GBP69OyBP8_Hv0QoTGhLQkF-TAOFHziv-/s400/decopro.jpg" border="0" /></a><em> Poncer</em> is one of those French words that, despite years of French literature study, I just wasn't familiar with. It means "to sand," i.e. with sandpaper. <em>Ponçage de parquet</em> is sanding wooden floors.<br /><div></div>Polly-Vous Francaishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12667479743723002691noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4570833742132909011.post-24516259595020898132008-01-17T10:37:00.000+01:002008-01-17T10:43:16.241+01:00It's Never Too Early...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDtaYsYnSMC9QvLK4V6ExNbhDBUB0J6Ss1vOK4QU-547UXx9UXPYB0tva63CmXUpyClqrg_Qo7YeyJyml7teflSRIINULBItPMe0TOMyLr52Fz_YJ8xBqO5A3oCcHIT6f-SmntZmn_nBpr/s1600-h/vistal.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5156377867793342770" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDtaYsYnSMC9QvLK4V6ExNbhDBUB0J6Ss1vOK4QU-547UXx9UXPYB0tva63CmXUpyClqrg_Qo7YeyJyml7teflSRIINULBItPMe0TOMyLr52Fz_YJ8xBqO5A3oCcHIT6f-SmntZmn_nBpr/s400/vistal.jpg" border="0" /></a>..to get ready for bathing suit season. I guess.<br /><br />I know about <a href="http://pollyvousfrancais.blogspot.com/2007/04/shaken-not-stirred.html">PowerPlate</a>, but what's that box?<br /><div></div>Polly-Vous Francaishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12667479743723002691noreply@blogger.com0