Make it a double

Friday Fill-Ins

1. It was a dark and stormy night, and the Captain said to the Boatman, "Boatman, Boatman tell me a tale" and this is the tale he told. "It was a dark and stormy night... "

2. They were banning the best ones, so I offered to take the books myself.

3. Rushing out, I remembered that there's no sense in rushing. I'll get there when I get there.

4.Was that Allen Ginsberg's ghost? ...I think I heard a howl!

5. Shhhh... Be Vewy, Vewy Qwiet ...I'm huntin' for Twick or Tweaters.

6. Take me back to Paris give me something good to eat!


7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to helping Conor double check his packing for his big trip to Japan tomorrow, tomorrow my plans include driving the
"mom taxi" to Portland to shuttle the kids hither and yon and Sunday, I want to recover from whatever shenanigans Jon and I are going to get into while our house is empty Saturday night!



Get your own Friday Fill-Ins.

Doing my best to get the hell off the "Fuck You Express"

Step 1: Go for a long walk with some good ipod tunes for company.

Step 2: But for god's sake turn off the My Chemical Romance. "Welcome to the Black Parade" is simply not helping.

Step 3: Return home with a (hopefully) clearer head.

Step 4: Sip with quiet intent from one hot mug of kava tea.

Step 5: Veg out in front of the tv. The more banal the program choices, the better. (Can you say reality tv to the rescue?)

Step 6: Think about developing a thicker skin.

Step 7: Abandon step 6 and realize that callouses are so unattractive. Who wants thick skin?

Step 8: Instead, strike a sassy pose. Oh yeah.

Step 9: So. Much. Better.

It's not a very zen place to be but...

Good Mood Gig

My friend Cid is trying to win a job as a paid "Good Mood Blogger" (seriously, that's what it's called) and she needs our help. All it takes is a click of your mouse to give her your vote. Won't you be a dear and go over to the contest site and vote for her. And if you want some extra good karma, repost this request on your blog or Facebook page and really help her get the VOTE FOR CID! momentum going.


Good Mood Gig from SAM-e

A Little Bit of Paris

...as told through my Facebook vacation status updates.

Facebook sez... Mary Gold is packing for Paris and pursuing other alliterative antics.

Zenmomma adds...Antics like attaining altitude! We flew Iceland Air. We even changed planes in Reykjavik.

Facebook sez... Mary Gold is updating her status from her Paris hotel! Ooh la la!

Zenmomma adds...Our crash pad after 12+ hours of travel.

Facebook sez... Mary Gold strolled through the Louvre, sipped cappucino at a cozy cafe and ate yet another decadent chocolate pastry. How's your day?

Zenmomma adds...We did it all. We not only went to the Louvre,

we also checked out the Musee de l'Erotisme.

Facebook sez... Mary Gold Happy Anniversary to us! 25 years. Spent the day viewing the works of Rodin, Cezanne, Picasso, Van Gogh, Renoir, LaTrec and more. Yummy crepes for lunch. Indian food for dinner. This does NOT suck!

Zenmomma adds...We also saw lots of modern art. This was my absolute favorite.

And to be honest, the ridiculously large screen playing continuous Bollywood musical numbers during our dinner did kind of suck, but it was also kind of awesome! Luckily the Indian food ended up happening the day after our anniversary. That evening was sweet and romantic and nothing you need to see pictures of.

Facebook sez... Mary Gold Off to the Latin Quarter!

Zenmomma adds...Check out the name of this Japanese restaurant in the Latin Quarter.

Facebook sez... Mary Gold did some shopping today. C'est bon!

Zenmomma adds...The street markets were amazing! OMG are those James daisy tarts?

Facebook sez... Mary Gold just awoke from a much needed nap. In Paris for another day!

Zenmomma adds...Another day, another 10 trips on the Paris Metro.

Facebook sez...Mary Gold loves her life, loves Paris and loves you! ♥ ♥ ♥

Zenmomma adds...And this guy. I really, really love this guy. ♥ ♥ ♥ I mean seriously, how French can you get without being picked up by the Cliche Police.

Facebook sez...Mary Gold is off to pack and then enjoy her last night in Paris. What a romantic, exciting, enriching, indulgent way to spend a week.

Zenmomma adds...

"Respirer Paris, cela conserve l'a me.

To inhale Paris preserves the soul."

~Victor Hugo

Did someone say there were pictures?

As usual, Jon is way ahead of me. (Good thing for me or nothing would ever get done.) So please do click on over to his blog and enjoy some pics of our time with the world's most recognizable phallic symbol as designed by Mnsr. Eiffel. Or as we like to call it That Damn Tower.

I'll post soon.

No really.

I will.

We're Back!

It was an amazing trip and I have lots to share.

Hey look!
It's us.
In Paris.
For real.

Right now it all feels like a bit of a blur. But soon enough I'll recover my sense of time and place enough to post some real pictures.

For now just call me...

If it's October, this must be Paris

Au revoir mes amis.

Zenmomma's Garden is going on hiatus for a couple of weeks as I'm on my way to Paris today to celebrate my 25th wedding anniversary!

Wahoo! Ooh la la!

In the meantime, Mr. Bacon and Mnsr. Tofu will entertain you as they fight to the death. Or to the dinner plate. Whichever comes first.

So what's your day been like?