Here I am in Rexburg, Idaho...gorgeous sunny weather, and a terrific conference on Children's Literature sponsored by Brigham Young University Idaho. Such conferences are always a chance to meet interesting people, and there are certainly lots of them here, all very hospitable.
So...what dumb thing did I do this time? Well, I was speaking to an audience of 250 people, and using a Power Point---people do seem to enjoy have having something to look at, I think. And the chapel in which I was speaking had a wonderful built-in tech system which made everything so easy.
But when I was showing pictures of some of the photographs I'd done for book jackets...Number the Stars, for example...I explained that I had studied photography in graduate school, and for many years had done a lot of portraits. "Photographing children was always a big love of mine," I said. Then I gulped. "Ooops," I said. "I can't believe I just used that phrase---big love---in front of this audience.""
Fortunately all 250 Mormons burst out laughing.
Ah, life's little blunders. They will certainly remember that conference! :) What is this picture from?
Posted by: Julia | September 24, 2009 at 06:39 AM
My friend and I both burst into laughter when you said that. We thought it was funny. :)It was a great conference. Thank you so much for coming to little old Rexburg. It was really special for me to meet the author of my all time favorite book. Thanks again.
Posted by: Kari | September 30, 2009 at 06:53 PM