Yesterday, my TV art crew paid a visit to my farm
Yesterday, I hosted a breakfast and a tour of my farm in Bedford. The group of eleven was actually my television art department. We'll be starting our new season soon and I thought it would be a good idea for them to visit with me and gather some new inspiration for the show. Thank goodness it was a beautiful day because we walked and walked and I think that many wonderful ideas will come of this.
Picture 1 of 42: Here are Hosanna, Anduin, and Kirsten enjoying granola, yogurt, fresh berries, and cappuccino.
Photos By Eliad Laskin
So pretty, what a treat for all of your guests! That breakfast also looks and sounds divine.
Posted by: Greta Marie | August 5th, 2009 at 2:29 am
This remainds me why I said I would stop reading your blog before breakfast, now I am really hungry and wishing I had not broken the cappuscino maker!
Posted by: The Blushing Hostess | August 5th, 2009 at 5:28 am
Actually, it is the art department meeting a great artist
Posted by: Luc Raes | August 5th, 2009 at 7:04 am
Fantastic Find! Every day I look forward to seeing your blog for inspiration.
Posted by: Melisa Coyle | August 5th, 2009 at 7:22 am
You should have your own reality television show!
Posted by: Melisa Coyle | August 5th, 2009 at 7:28 am
Thanks Martha for sharing--very inspiring.
Heather
Posted by: Heather Swan | August 5th, 2009 at 8:25 am
My frittatas never look THAT yummy, Martha, what's your secret? I'll have to look for your recipe. Thanks for sharing. Happy belated birthday, dear! Judy Corras
Posted by: Judy Corras | August 5th, 2009 at 8:41 am
oh so lovely and oh so much fun, tks M, happy belated......stunning copper collection, beautiful, scrumptious red carrots and the cutest darned pets, so much fun 4 all 2 view
Posted by: Charmayne | August 5th, 2009 at 8:44 am
Hi Martha,
This has been an interesting tour. I can see where an artist could draw from all that you've laid out at the farm...including the fresh eggs! Breakfast of champions! Was that an entire bowl of peeled bananas I saw in that clear bowl? And it looks as though you found some extra berry pickers you were needing a few blogs ago.
All in all, I loved being on the outside looking in while you shared with your crew your personal affects of living. I especially loved your smirking face in the horses mouth. And you look great in "Yellow Generator"! The pantry, the storage area with vases, the copper stash in the stalls; all inspiring and curious. What's going on in the basement and attic?
Looking forward to the new season of Martha and this puts us all a little bit closer to the behind-the-scenes and the 'How-To' of your Emmy Nominated Hit Show!!!!
Thanks, Martha. You're company would be nothing without you. And as I read these comments, blog after blog, I can see where we all feel that way; your fans, loyal readers and buyers of everything good and Martha!
PS. Oh, BTW, have a nice upcoming dinner with Alexis. I know you're looking forward to it.
Posted by: tinay | August 5th, 2009 at 10:05 am
I just wanted you to know that I take two tablespoons of Martha Stewart daily to keep the good chi flowing...and I love "Martha Stewart" ON DEMAND TV. Thank you Martha Stewart.
Posted by: Denean Persell | August 5th, 2009 at 10:19 am
Martha,
I am echoing a comment about you having your own reality T.V. show! For some reason, I think this would be terrific, and would give us the same pleasure your guests have when they are with you!
Love To You!
Posted by: Kevin Haasvh | August 5th, 2009 at 10:26 am
What a lucky group of people to be able to tour your fabulous farm and work in such a creative environment. Working for MSO is my dream job!
Posted by: Bo Wachendorf | August 5th, 2009 at 10:28 am
I'm looking forward to the new season and am inspired by the size of your generator. It's on our "to purchase " list.
Posted by: sherry truitt | August 5th, 2009 at 10:29 am
Martha, a great part of your blogs is the ordinary such as showing us your generator. Amazing how such a object tucked away in a room can be so important compared to other more beautiful things. Not that the chickens or ducks would notice I am sure the sun and moon would still arrive as expected.
Posted by: Margie | August 5th, 2009 at 10:37 am
Beautiful. I'm inspired just by looking at the pictures.
Thank you so much for sharing with us.
Posted by: SnazzyGina | August 5th, 2009 at 10:59 am
Another one of those behind-the-scenes tours that I so enjoy. It's always so interesting to get a glimpse of your "real" life, Martha.
Love it!!
Posted by: MMC in San Diego | August 5th, 2009 at 11:17 am
Thanks for the pictorial tour of your farm. It's very nice of you to share your world with us. I'm intrigued with colored carrots (other than orange), which seem to be relatively new. The artistic ramifications of cooking with carrots of various colors seem vast.
Posted by: Sue Fawcett | August 5th, 2009 at 11:41 am
Thanks for this tour. Makes me long to be back East and be a part of your team! You are always inspiring me and I share your book about entrepreneurship all the time. Thanks, Daisy
Posted by: Daisy S. Swan | August 5th, 2009 at 11:55 am
oh wow - that looks like so much fun - thanks for letting us go on the tour too!
Posted by: the little big house | August 5th, 2009 at 12:29 pm
Dear Martha, I enjoy watching your shows. Currently, Malaysia is showing last year's program. I would like to share about how to get rid of iron stains. The cheapest way is to iron (hot) on a portion of fresh banana leaves (do you have banana plants?) but first protect your board with a piece of rag. Another cheap way is to use a white candle (haven't tried coloured ones). Again you need to protect your board with a rag. As you rub the candle against your hot iron the wax will flow down and you will see the stains vanish before your eyes. Then iron on the rag to get rid of any surplus wax.
Posted by: Grace Chua | August 5th, 2009 at 12:36 pm
...and WE were left with a new understanding of you and ALSO came away with inspiring ideas as well!
This was fun! It's ALWAYS a pleasure to tag along on a-n-y tour of your farm, Martha! I'm sure everyone worked off their breakfast, after taking in Cantitoe Corners' compound.
Now. You know that one of the Ten Commandments in the Bible's book of Exodus says that we shouldn't covet, but [giggle] that workbench? - the one with the galvanized drawers? - OMGoodness?!...man, is that ever a 'keeper'! When you stumbled across THAT little beauty, Martha, it had your name written all over it! Man oh day, do I ever like that! What a tremendous organizational tool!
Being considerably mechanically inclined for being a 'girl', I was impressed by your generator and to know that it would supply the farm for 4 days with an ample power supply when a outage occured. Pretty cool, I'd say! I'm glad, too, that your bees are doing well this year, needing the addition of two more hives.
The donkeys were their usual adorable selves, weren't they?! - you can see how gregarious they are, as everyone's leaning on the fence. (The dark one, with the white muzzle?...he's my favorite! [which one is he?] [giggle] ) (And) that handsome Martyn! He is soooo beautiful, and I am confident he DID love his carrot treats!
Oh Martha!...what a lovely piece of Heaven on our earth you have!
=^..^=
(the following I wrote yesterday in closing, but it is befitting for today as well:)
"What is paradise? but a garden, an orchard of trees and herbs full of pleasure and nothing there but delights."--William Lawson
Posted by: Cindy Bricker | August 5th, 2009 at 1:20 pm
A very interesting photo tour and perhaps one of my favorite blog entries! I like seeing things as they appear naturally or in everyday use in addition to the contrast of perfectly staged photographs. How nice to see that the grass is long in the berry garden and think that that is probably a conscious choice. Also, my vases are mostly on a windowsill in the "cat room" off the kitchen on the way to the 1/2 bath. It's just a matter of scale!
What a lot of people it must take to keep things running well there. I usually feel lucky to have gotten one extra bit of home maintenance done per day.
I think I saw a plumeria in the greenhouse photo. I am currently a little mad for plumeria. Do you have a collection of them? Is it perhaps a single specimen received as a gift?
And off topic, I was also wondering if Sharkey and Francesca wear life vests or some other flotation device when boating. I saw on a nationally broadcast TV show this morning that French Bulldogs are among dog breeds that are not good swimmers.
Posted by: jw | August 5th, 2009 at 2:16 pm
Oh what a good breakfast they had! It makes me hungry just looking at it. And Martyn always seems to enjoy company; he's such a handsome horse.
I'm curious, do the red carrots had the same taste as the orange ones?
Posted by: Sherry | August 5th, 2009 at 2:28 pm
Hi Martha,
Like another commentator, The Blushing Hostess, I too try not to read your blog before breakfast/lunch but that doesn't always work. I get too anxious to see what goodies you have in store for us so I usually come over and take a peek anyway, but no time to comment today with the pool guy here putting in a new motor/pump. I just puttered around on the laptop, (can’t type fast on that thing), and Twitter while I waited.
Anyway, that really is a great work bench and especially with the galvanized hutch and the rolling carts underneath. It made me think about those file cabinets I think it was that you took to an auto body shop to have painted a nice green. I would never have thought of that idea and they all looked so nice in your office at the Westport studio. Even when things aren’t so beautiful to start with, you know how to make them beautiful.
Thanks again for letting us tag along on another of your farm tours which are something I never tire of, especially when we get to see new things like the tenant house and the generator and where you keep all your vases! I wondered if that was the same generator you had when you did your first live chat before your new TV show began. You got started a bit late because the power was out and you had to wait for the generator to kick in. Oh, what a fun night that was! Thanks, Martha. Enjoy your evening. Trish
Posted by: Trish | August 5th, 2009 at 3:40 pm
Hi Martha and co. I always enjoy your blog and pics. Picture # 36 is so fun Martha! My stepmom has always had horses and this made me smile today. I can't wait for future photos.
Posted by: Danielle | August 5th, 2009 at 6:25 pm
Great way to start the day,breakfast with Martha.
I'd purr like a cat and change my name to Eartha.
A nice healthy breakfast of course there's berries.
Superb frittata with fresh eggs and garden veggies.
Finished off with ground pepper and a pinch of salt.
Casual and relaxing,getting lazy,not your fault.
The flower room,a work bench,an interesting chat.
A large hallway of flower vases,just fancy that.
Martha with her generator,looking pretty cool.
4 day backup support and lots of electric joule.
Blog studio and a Martha book in the making.
Car port for barn swallows,theirs for the taking.
Bowls when on a trip to Norway colored brown.
A gym that will suit the Yankees when in town.
The Smoke bush is handy to have 'round bee hives
Stop at the greenhouse to pick up some chives.
The veggie garden is looking good,hangin' in.
Sun warmed raspberries would taste good in gin.
Behind a lovely rail fence is Rufus,Clive & Billy.
Rosemary is thirsty,the carrots for Martyn,silly.
Martha playing with horses,chase away the blues.
A busy lady farrior,waiting to fit some horse shoes.
The tack room,that doesn't look the least tacky.
Shining copper to keep clean,drives you whacky.
So the morning ends,viewing,walking,no one lost.
Hope the TV Art crew better understands the Boss.
Posted by: celia stock | August 5th, 2009 at 8:05 pm
Would you share your recipes?
Looks delicious!!
Posted by: wmml | August 5th, 2009 at 8:53 pm
Hi Martha, How smart and thoughtful of you to have your wonderful TV art crew come to your farm for breakfast and a special tour prior to starting the new season of your magnificent TV show. I'm positive by seeing all of the smiles and great expressions of your tour group that they came away with lots of inspiration for the new shows. It was cute how Francesca was leading the way in some of the photos. I love how you were dressed so casually for the tour. Thanks for taking us along, also. Jan
Posted by: Jan Erickson | August 5th, 2009 at 11:05 pm
Martha, your place is amazing. I think I would like a miniature version of it. Well, maybe not quite as fancy.
Posted by: Patia | August 5th, 2009 at 11:17 pm
I just love it when you take us on photographic tour of your farm. I felt like a member of your television dept.. I have never seen red carrots before ever. Sure would like to try them someday. Awesome copper collection. The donkey's were their usual charming pets along with the horses. Thanks for tour.
Linda
Phila., PA
Posted by: Linda | August 6th, 2009 at 8:58 am
Happy Birthday Martha
I grew up in Nutley on Raymond Avenue, we were so close but so far...
Posted by: Carol Krempa | August 6th, 2009 at 7:22 pm
Happy Birthday Martha
Posted by: Carol Krempa | August 6th, 2009 at 7:23 pm
Martha, I adore the work bench from Maine with its galvanized storage! I also love the subdued palette of the entire farm. (The tenant's cottage must be a feature in a future issue of Living, please!)
Posted by: Andrew Ritchie | August 6th, 2009 at 10:43 pm
Oh Martha, what a pretty day that must have been. I need to get on making fritatta.
Posted by: Holly | August 10th, 2009 at 11:07 pm
Enjoyed the wonderful pictures! Martha, you do everything with such "class".
Posted by: Tina | August 11th, 2009 at 10:03 am
I would love to visit MAINE ,and plan to on holiday a.s.a.p. What I would like to know, is everything so perfect in the gardens that you never run into anything popping up such as poison ivy,or the like?
Posted by: Peggy Bergstresser | August 12th, 2009 at 4:52 am
Read with interest the Begonia blog and then the maine trip and the art group at the farm. Do I have a trip for you! And, such a "Martha Stewart" trip for sure. I have often thought of those who work with you on the garden segments - and your gardener- should join you at the California Spring Trials for the breeding companies. This gives you a fresh look at where the plants come from and what is new or different out there in the plant world! We do two each year - California and Holland - a trip you and the group should not miss!! 2010 dates are April 10-17 in California and Holland June 15-18. Be happy to help you arrange it - well worth your time.
k
Posted by: Kathy Cron | August 12th, 2009 at 1:07 pm
Hello Martha!
Just visited your blog today n im simply amazed
Posted by: Inanna Probortona | August 14th, 2009 at 3:09 pm
dear martha, you have always been my favorte products... from curtains to sheets.. you could sell just about anything. i've been here with you a long time..... with love and a blessing. twittybirdsings
Posted by: twittybirdsings | August 15th, 2009 at 6:21 pm
Dear Martha,
I am such a big fan of everything you do. This year has been alittle difficult for me and watching your show and reading your blogs bring me much enjoyment. I am a saleswomen in a local bridal shop and also enjoy all your wedding advice. Keep up the good work.
warmest regards, Roberta Moccia
Posted by: roberta moccia | August 24th, 2009 at 8:28 pm
Dear Martha,
I am such a big fan of everything you do. This year has been alittle difficult for me and watching your show and reading your blogs bring me much enjoyment. I am a saleswomen in a local bridal shop and also enjoy all your wedding advice. Keep up the good work.
warmest regards, Roberta Moccia
birdie716@aol.com
Posted by: roberta moccia | August 24th, 2009 at 8:29 pm
Oh Martha,
My favorite...rhasberries and donkeys. Life couldn't be better than that. I have never had red carrots. Do they taste the same as regular carrots? Love your show, your photographs, and your sharing.
Posted by: Judi Geiger | August 31st, 2009 at 3:54 am