When I heard that Martha was releasing "Entertaining - A Year of Celebrations" I knew it was a must-have. I ran an errand during lunch today which landed me at 11 Dupont Circle in downtown Washington. My errand was a quick stop to drop off a check for two tables for an upcoming event with the National Women's Law Center. It just so happens that on the first floor of this building there is a "Books-A-Million" bookstore. I had not been in this store for many, many years so it took me a little while to find my way around. I finally found the book in the "Baking" section of the store. I was shocked at the size of it. It is huge! 10 x 11-1/2 and 432 pages, including the Index. Pictorially, it is magnificent. The cover is beautiful, both front and back. I've only just had a chance to flip through it briefly but the layout seems to have lots and lots of photos for the projects written about. I believe this will become a classic much like her original "Entertaining."
(This photo taken on the P Street Bridge over the C&O Canal in Georgetown at 1:15 PM, 11/2/11)
I purchased a copy of her original "Entertaining" 30 years ago when she was still relatively unknown. It was probably 10 years after that purchase that I was sitting with a friend enjoying a pitcher of martinis on the deck, when he turned to me and said, "Have you heard of this woman, . . . Martha Stewart?" I think I was probably on my second or third martini at the time and my response was something akin to "HEARD of her?! I want to BE her in my next life!!" Little did either of us know then of the success Mrs. Stewart would achieve. A creative force in the domestic arts that to date is unparalleled.
If you can, get a copy of this new book. I do not think you will be disappointed.
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