THE NANNY DIARIES
Nanny,
Please call the caterers and double - check what
kind of utensils and linens they'll bringing
for Mr. X's party. Please see that they drop off
all the linens in advance so Connie can rewash
them.
Grayer has his St. David's interview today,
after which I'll be running to a meeting with the
florist. So Mr. X will drive by and drop
Grayer off to you at precisely 1:45 on the north-
west corner of Ninety - fifth and Park.
Please be sure to be standing as close to the
curb as possible so that the driver can see you.
Please get there by 1:30 just in case they're
early. I'm sure this goes without saying, but
Mr. X should not have to get out of the car.
In the meantime, I'll need you to start
assembling the following items for the gift bags.
Except for the champagne, you should be able to
find most of these at Gracious Home.
Annick Goutal soap
Piper Heidsieck, small bottle
Morocca leather travel picture frame, red or
green
Mont Blane pen-----small
LAVENDER WATER
See you at 6!
I reread the note, wondering if I'm supposed to pull out my magic decoder ring to figure out how many of each item she wants me to buy.
She doesn't answer her cell, so I decided to call Mr. X's office after getting his number off the phone list posted inside the pantry door.
"What?" he answers after one ring.
"Um, Mr. X, it's Nanny-----"
"Who? How did you get this number?"
"Nanny. I look after Grayer----"
"Who?" Unsure how to clarify without seeming impertinent, I barrel on.
"Your wife wants me to pick up the stuff for the gift baskets for the party--"
"What party? What the hell are you talking about? Who is this?
"On the twenty-eighth? For the Chicago people?"
"My wife told you to call me?" He sounds angry.
"No. I just needed to know how many people are coming and I couldn't----"
"Oh, for crissake."
My ear fills with rail tone. Right
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Dodo Naomi
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HumorNan has a tricky relationship with her employer, Mrs. A non- existent relationship with Mr X. But she loves their little boy to pieces. In between looking after four-year-old Grayer and running a thousand errands for Mrs X, his rich, upr...
