Still so tired. And headachy. Haven’t had sugar for two whole days! Today I sat through two workshops that involved yummy biscuits, including my favourite Mint Treats, and I didn’t eat any. Went to the Mad Genius Songwriters night, which was fun – it was nice to hear some harmonising that was actually interesting – but allowed myself to be dragged away reasonably early. Largely due to the headache. What I’d like right now is an enormous slice of chocolate cake, and a soy latte with about six sugars, and a couple of blocks of Green and Blacks chocolate…
Don’t want to post the piece I’ve done for the non-fiction exercise this week, cos it’s dreadful, but I just have to share this anecdote. The first time Margaret Mahy won the Carnegie Medal, someone phoned to tell her that she’d won. She’d been told early, so she could book a flight to London to attend the awards ceremony… but the results hadn’t been announced. Margaret wasn’t allowed to tell anyone what was going to happen. Of course it just about drove her mad, she was bursting to tell someone the wonderful news. And suddenly, she thought of her dear aunt Francie who had lost her memory. Aunt Francie lived next door, and every day Margaret went over and told her the wonderful news. “Isn’t it marvellous Auntie, I’ve won the Carnegie medal,” she would exclaim. “Have you dear? Isn’t that splendid!” Aunt Francie would say, and promptly forget all about it. So the next day Margaret would go back next door and tell her the wonderful news all over again, knowing the secret would be perfectly safe.
Posted by Fionnaigh at August 7, 2003 11:35 PMThat's a wonderful story :)
Incidentally, which other Margaret Mahy books should I be reading? (Don't say, "All of them." Even if it's true. I already have half-a-dozen dozen books waiting to be read...)
Posted by: Cathy at August 9, 2003 10:44 AM