About Polly Lyman
Polly is a recovering French literature major. She first visited Paris in 1973 and, smitten, she spent the next 30-odd years trying to masquerade as French in the US. This included stints smoking Gauloises and even wearing espadrilles in the heart of New England winter. By 2006 it was time to abandon that fantasy become an American in Paris. It's made her an honest woman. Now settled on the Left Bank of Paris, she authors “Polly Vous Francais?” and is ususally seen dashing all over the City of Light as she works on her first book, a collection of profiles of fascinating American expatirates currently living in Paris.
- Incontinence on the Continent
- Posted by Polly Lyman on Feb 3rd, 2008
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God, I just love the French language. It's so poetic. The French word for bladder incontinence is une fuite urinaire ...
- Replacing Matisse
- Posted by Polly Lyman on Jan 4th, 2008
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Once upon a time, when we lived in a rambling 19th century New England clapboard house, we had the requisite ...
- The eyes have it
- Posted by Polly Lyman on Nov 30th, 2007
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All right. If you are my mother or my children or any of my Episcopalian friends and kin, please stop ...
- Another Day, Another Manifestation
- Posted by Polly Lyman on Oct 17th, 2007
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Just another ordinary day in Paris. At the intersection on my street, the police were redirecting traffic yesterday afternoon. Cars ...
- A small request
- Posted by Polly Lyman on Sep 5th, 2007
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Dear God, I know that I make a lot of requests. I usually ask You for the big favors in ...
- Unlocking the French 'R'
- Posted by Polly Lyman on Aug 3rd, 2007
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Serrurerie. A locksmith's shop, in French. I can say the word "locksmith" just fine ... in English, that is. En ...
- The houseguest from hell
- Posted by Polly Lyman on Jul 12th, 2007
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Living in Paris, I am slowly learning the perils of having all the people who were never nice to you ...
- Shake-It-A-Baby!
- Posted by Polly Lyman on Jun 28th, 2007
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During my summers as a kid in Tennessee we used to go over to my cousins' house and play with ...
- French women don't get fat, but Americans do
- Posted by Polly Lyman on Jun 20th, 2007
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Okay, I admit it. Since arriving in Paris a year ago I have experienced the newcomer's equivalent of new college ...
- Le Look Parisien
- Posted by Polly Lyman on May 14th, 2007
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In a short time living in Paris, she's getting it figured out. Le Look Parisien. After finishing le petit déjeuner, ...