This post was going to be about Northumberland, which is where I’ll be staying for the next few days. But I had to interrupt that with this breaking news. I, or rather Lady Levenshulme, has been shortlisted for the Manchester Blog Awards. Yes, really! I’m so excited. I had absolutely no idea at all. I was just idly reading the Manchizzle, while the wind howls around us shaking the caravan walls and waiting for Lord Levy to make the breakfast, and there it was.
Of course I phoned my mum immediately.
“Mum, guess what?”
“What?”
“I’ve been shortlisted for the Manchester Blog Awards!”
“What? Well . . . what?”
“The Manchester Blog Awards. For Lady Levenshulme.”
Laughs. “I told you. Wow. That’s brilliant.” Laughs some more. “Dead well done.”
“I can’t believe it.”
“I told you didn’t I.”
“Oh, mum.”
“It’ll be the Orange Prize next.”
“I haven’t written a novel, mum.”
“Or an Oscar.”
“Mum, they don’t give Oscars for blog posts.”
“But you could write the book that’s made into a film. I could be sitting next to Meryl Streep.”
“Book writers don’t win Oscars. It would be the person who adapted it for the screen. . . . Mum I’m not going to win an Oscar. It’s . . . ”
And so it went on from there.
The best thing is that someone out there nominated me and it wasn’t Lord Levy or my mum (she swears). Whoever you are. Thank you.
No, honestly Jen, it definately wasn’t me. Although, if I had know about it, I would have nominated you but it wouldn’t have been the same would it? Gran would have said “Isn’t that lovely”. I know your book will be published one day.
Mum xxx
Hooray! Well done!
This really is a class blog, you shouldn’t be too suprised
x
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That’s really kind of you. Thank you.