Celebrity Visit
A-list bedside visit - book royalty came over to perch on my couch (where I now live in the daytimes, bolstered with reams of cushions) with me: one Francesca Simon, creator of Horrid Henry.
Needless to say a 10 out of 10 bedside visitor, (and I could write the reality TV show, "America's Next Top Bedside Visitor" and believe me, Tyra Banks' scathing comments on skinny models doesn't come close to me on sickbed ghouls, otherwise known as those who haunt the sick without decent gossip).
I will say though that I was someone put out to hear her say she would be arriving by tube, on the spurious excuse that her husband has done his ankle in, and needed the car more than she did. "But Francesca," I said, between gritted teeth, "If I'm actually having book royalty to visit, I would like the royalty to come by limo at the very least, not (teeth really gritting hard here) pitch up at Hendon Central tube station." Oh well, perhaps, it's some funny English aristocratic thing...although she's American, you know.
Anyhow, I was mollified later on when she did a very fine rendition of the Nappy Song, and also a two-minute riff about how next time she'd turn up complete with feng shui adviser, reams of publicists and hair and make-up people. Good, then.
Dina, I did come with the Feng Shui adviser, hair and make-up, publicist, Life Coach, manicurist and chef. I just made them wait in the limos.
Love, Francesca
Posted by: Francesca simon | October 17, 2007 at 11:30 AM
What? No bodyguard?
Posted by: Ann Coburn | October 17, 2007 at 11:58 AM
So where are the photographs to prove it?
Posted by: Ann | October 17, 2007 at 02:16 PM
oh yes, what a great idea - yup, from now on photos of everybody who comes and perches on the couch - thanks for that! Also, very America's Next Top Model. thanks, bookwitch.
Posted by: Dina rabinovitch | October 17, 2007 at 02:26 PM
Will the bloggers then all rate us? Are you going to have a Hunk and Babe of the Day? I think if you do I might have to hide in the limos with my entourage.
xxFrancesca
Posted by: Francesca simon | October 17, 2007 at 06:25 PM
Francesca, you and I can visit on the same day and you will not have any problems at all. Not that I'd expect you to anyway, what with that long blonde mane of yours that you flick this way and that.
Posted by: bookwitch | October 17, 2007 at 06:55 PM
Hi Dina - started reading your book on Shabbat and am almost done - (yes, unfortunately work has got in the way) - anyway the point being that my partner - a surgeon who specialises in breast cancer surgery knows that this will be required reading - OR ELSE! Be well.
Posted by: caroline | October 18, 2007 at 07:18 AM
Well, I'd love to come and hover near your couch while you sign my book. But I'm in London next Friday evening and Sat morning, which strikes me as a thoroughly bad time. Sigh.
Hope to see Michael Morpurgo, but what's an ex Children's Laureate compared to you?
Posted by: Ann | October 19, 2007 at 11:39 AM
If I'd known you were looking for an aussie au pair, I'd have applied!!
All the best
Zak's Dad / Juliets Hubby
Posted by: Phil Karp | October 24, 2007 at 10:47 PM
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