tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-214749393367392928.post2075008577001716579..comments2024-03-29T05:12:42.796-04:00Comments on Maison Decor: Part III of NYC diary: Martha Stewart's Fabulous Turkey Hill Amy Chalmershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10622362955890810774noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-214749393367392928.post-32542476953326850242016-04-29T22:59:17.727-04:002016-04-29T22:59:17.727-04:00Amy, I love this post. I remember the very first t...Amy, I love this post. I remember the very first time I saw Martha on tv and thought I had found the "Mothership". I too met Martha for just a few minutes when I went to a special event that she shared her garden in slides for our group. Then she signed a book for me and we chatted a couple minutes. What a lovely post!Yvonne @ StoneGablehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10071383858803336708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-214749393367392928.post-66109148456664718522016-04-29T08:07:28.746-04:002016-04-29T08:07:28.746-04:00I know, that price!! But it was a lot of money bac...I know, that price!! But it was a lot of money back then, but now seems like a pittance. Thanks for enjoying it Shirley, I loved visiting her neighborhood.Amy Chalmershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10622362955890810774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-214749393367392928.post-22700470633411884842016-04-29T08:06:38.831-04:002016-04-29T08:06:38.831-04:00Well she remodeled the kitchen and all the baskets...Well she remodeled the kitchen and all the baskets are no longer, it was a time capsule of her old home back in the early 80s I think. Its all modernized now, first Martha did it, then the new owners did another remodel. I love those kind of chandeliers, and have one in my dining room (well its more like a basket style). Amy Chalmershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10622362955890810774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-214749393367392928.post-88323528111946340962016-04-29T08:05:17.179-04:002016-04-29T08:05:17.179-04:00Hahah I felt like a total stalker...and Matthew to...Hahah I felt like a total stalker...and Matthew told me to do it and I thought, why not?? Hahah!Amy Chalmershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10622362955890810774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-214749393367392928.post-60124206727893701232016-04-29T08:04:46.216-04:002016-04-29T08:04:46.216-04:00I'd kill for a sunporch like that!! I LOVED it...I'd kill for a sunporch like that!! I LOVED it too!Amy Chalmershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10622362955890810774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-214749393367392928.post-32238128584561411112016-04-29T08:04:21.293-04:002016-04-29T08:04:21.293-04:00Yes I heard and read that she did miss it, and how...Yes I heard and read that she did miss it, and how could she not? I think it closed as did a chapter of her life, being a housewife and mother...I was also a charter subscriber, but dropped it when the home decorating was not in the magazine...it was all crafts and stuff.Amy Chalmershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10622362955890810774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-214749393367392928.post-31943105764086985732016-04-29T08:03:07.638-04:002016-04-29T08:03:07.638-04:00Thank you Lisa, so glad you enjoyed it. Thank you Lisa, so glad you enjoyed it. Amy Chalmershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10622362955890810774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-214749393367392928.post-80000571114988655662016-04-29T08:02:41.479-04:002016-04-29T08:02:41.479-04:00I dropped my Charter subscription long ago, but no...I dropped my Charter subscription long ago, but now Martha has sold it, and I wonder if she would ever do a Truly Martha magazine!! Wouldn't that be fun?Amy Chalmershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10622362955890810774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-214749393367392928.post-10426592117028456142016-04-29T08:01:47.179-04:002016-04-29T08:01:47.179-04:00I wrote a letter too, way back when complaining ab...I wrote a letter too, way back when complaining about the lack of interior decoration articles, to no avail. It is a group of young staffers (exactly) deciding to change what was so great about Martha into something "hip". No thanks.Amy Chalmershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10622362955890810774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-214749393367392928.post-38733425598218045432016-04-29T06:59:29.843-04:002016-04-29T06:59:29.843-04:00If those walls could speak..:-)
I really enjoyed ...If those walls could speak..:-) <br />I really enjoyed this little trip through Martha's lovely Turkey Hill Farm, thank you!<br />BTW- I agree with you Amy, on the unfortunate direction that MSLIVING has taken- I'm still a subscriber but now I leaf through the magazine quickly, and I never save a copy. I still have some of the early issues!Doloreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14976716820706916780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-214749393367392928.post-9104712879663689772016-04-29T00:53:45.238-04:002016-04-29T00:53:45.238-04:00Oh, and btw, completely agree with your assessment...Oh, and btw, completely agree with your assessment of the direction of Martha Stewart Living. I still subscribe, but have been disappointed with the direction (or lack thereof) of decor in the magazine. I once wrote a letter pointing out that everything in the magazine is on one side of the color wheel, with a complete absence of blues, purples and pinks. Everything has a yellow/orange/green spin to it which keeps it lacking in femininity. I, too, suspect this has more to do with the influx of young staffers than Martha herself.LORYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09608860678375412498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-214749393367392928.post-91071307435861850622016-04-29T00:48:21.357-04:002016-04-29T00:48:21.357-04:00Amy, I absolutely delighted in this post! So want...Amy, I absolutely delighted in this post! So wanted to be hanging out with you and Matthew on your traveling adventures!! So fun... :-)LORYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09608860678375412498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-214749393367392928.post-40165394778608636172016-04-28T11:07:18.893-04:002016-04-28T11:07:18.893-04:00All I can say is this post was so fun!!!
The icing...All I can say is this post was so fun!!!<br />The icing on the cake was your conversation with Matthew at the end, great stories :)<br />Fondly,<br />-Lisa-Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09495289553254284367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-214749393367392928.post-58151285879911281972016-04-28T07:05:48.570-04:002016-04-28T07:05:48.570-04:00I have followed Martha from the beginning also, wa...I have followed Martha from the beginning also, was a charter subscriber, held on for a while, but am not now. I love Turkey Hill! I've heard that when she sold, she did miss it, but her farm in Connecticut is so much bigger. She also restored a house she says built by probably the same builder for a book. I love that house also. Lady Courtneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10118924605331267248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-214749393367392928.post-28719353627345283482016-04-28T06:58:24.330-04:002016-04-28T06:58:24.330-04:00Amy...thank you and Matthew Mead for taking us alo...Amy...thank you and Matthew Mead for taking us along on your wonderful journey to NYC and to Turkey Hill...I have so enjoyed it....Loved following along with your escapades of meeting such interesting and talented people such as Mary E. and the feisty Dr. Ruth and more....thanks for making us laugh at your not so great experience at the below average hotel ... (a weed vs. a Marigold) ... Loved the videos of yours and Martha's...I can't imagine the many visitors that drive by her former home....I had to gasp at the price she paid for in back in 1971.Shirley@Housepitality Designshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09945881622303698087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-214749393367392928.post-12508465161201330032016-04-28T05:25:29.076-04:002016-04-28T05:25:29.076-04:00What fun! I love your video. This is going to have...What fun! I love your video. This is going to have me smiling all day. I also liked the tour of Martha's house. Her chandeliers aren't gigantic and have me rethinking some I found on the French version of Craigslist and that I thought were too small. The ones that come down into a ball are called montgolfiers--the name for hot-air balloons. <br />Not crazy about the baskets on the ceiling in the kitchen. Maybe Martha has enough help to keep them dust-free, but I avoid stuff that's all show, no purpose and a lot of upkeep.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-214749393367392928.post-761347996750126552016-04-28T00:45:43.670-04:002016-04-28T00:45:43.670-04:00I am SUCH a fan of hers! You driving by her house ...I am SUCH a fan of hers! You driving by her house is like all the people who drive by old stars homes in LA (only I'd rather drive by Martha's!!) I used to dream of meeting her:)<br /><br />Sheila<br />Sheila @ Maison de Cinqhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03285114069646866391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-214749393367392928.post-77519081217638136152016-04-27T17:28:25.678-04:002016-04-27T17:28:25.678-04:00Ohhh my gosh! That was so fun! I loved the sun p...Ohhh my gosh! That was so fun! I loved the sun porch the very best of all. ... and those flowers, it's just crazy wonderful! I love that she showed her messy room...<br /><br />CindyCindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16980709067973460368noreply@blogger.com