Martha update: A day on the Farm!

Apparently Martha Stewart recently had an unusual bit of spare time on her hands so she quickly left New York city and headed out to her farm Cantitoe Corners in Bedford, NY to check on things and have a bit of “me time”!

Martha’s first stop, the stables where she keeps her horses.

Martha has 5 Friesian horses from Canada named Meindert, Martyn, Rinze, Rutger and Ramon. Nothing ordinary for our Martha, Friesian horses are solid black, tall and quite powerful. Popular in the film industry they have been used in films such as Eragon, The Mask of Zorro, Alexander and The Chronicles of Narnia.

Martha gives Rinze some luv!

Put on the kettle? Gimme a break! Martha says she stopped by the “stable kitchen” (what is that, where they cook for the horses?) and was happy to see all her copper that she bought in Paris (like where else?) was highly polished. Can you imagine the heads that would have rolled had there been a speck of patina? Ouch!!!

Oh….this explains the stable kitchen – so she can host her elaborate and fabulous dinner parties!
I’m just so bored of my dining room!

Below the apple espalier. An espalier is defined as a way of training and pruning a tree or shrub to grow flat against a wall or free standing trellis.

The Chicago Botanist.com tells us “Espalier has a great deal of ornamental value — few garden scenes are more stunning than a blooming apple tree growing against a brick wall — but it’s also an effective technique for producing an ample crop of fruit in a small space. You don’t need an orchard to grow apple trees. A sunny wall, a special pruning technique, and patience are all you need to espalier an apple tree”.

But don’t worry, seems Martha additionally has an orchard full of “ancient apple trees”…

And plenty of not so ancient raspberries

So, a day on the farm with horses, apples, raspberries and chickens.

If that doesn’t help you to forget the big city I don’t know what will! I’ll be sure to keep you updated on Cozy Cantitoe Corners as Fall is around the corner and I can’t wait to see what Martha will be up to then!
(I sure hope these two chickens aren’t talking behind Martha’s back, they outa know better!)