Christmas spirit at the farm!

We had such a wonderful holiday party at my Bedford property on Friday, some of my animals decided to dress up for the occasion! I hope to show you some pictures from the party tomorrow. In the meantime, please enjoy these.

Carlos with Sharkey and Francesca. All of my animals love him dearly, he loves to come and play with "The Kids"

Rufus, Carlos, Billie, and Clive. Billie is being camera shy!  

Comments

[Carolyn]

LOVE the pictures. Thanks for sharing. Have a Happy Christmas!

Carolyn

[Renée Couture]

Joyeux Noël à vous ainsi qu:à toute votre famille.
Renée du Québec.

[Kathy]

Martha,
Thanks for posting Christmas pictures of Francesca and Sharkey as well as Rufus, Billie, and Clive. They look so festive and calm with Carlos. My two dogs are also part of the family and will join in on the celebration.
Have a happy Christmas!
Kathy

[Jane M]

Too Cute! Happy Holidays!

[Laurie Ivanchuk{Ukraine}]

Great pictures love the dogs we too will have our 2 dogs with us on Christmas.
Have a great Merry Christmas and a Wonderful and Peacefull New Year!!!

[PAULINE MUCCIACCIO]

The dogs look adorable displaying their holiday capes...
as will as Rufus, Billie, and Clive with their hats...all that's missing is a necklace of Jingle Bells!
Seasons Greeting,
Pauline Mucciaccio

[Trish]

I want to come and play with "the kids"! Trish

[Isabella]

Martha,
Thank you for sharing your Christmas celebration with us. I love the photos of your "children" with Carlos. So precious! Have a lovely and joyous Christmas!

[Sharon Weinmann]

Dear Martha,
My Great-Great-Grandfather was a farrier in England. We are fortunate to possess the trunk he built for my Great-Grandmother to hold her possessions & sit on while in the hold of the ship that brought her to America. The hand made hinges, handle & corner protectors show his love as well as her initials painted on the lid. Merry Christmas, Martha from East Central Illinois.
Sharon Weinmann

[Neal Blevins]

Merry Christmas Martha, and to all your family! Thanks for being such an inspiration to me and mine for all these years! Gods bless! Neal

[Catherine Kurczynski]

Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas--thanks for the inspiration through all of the holiday preparations. Almost time to start enjoying the yummy Christmas cookies!

[Pam From CA]

Merry Christmas to Martha and family. ( all the babies included) Where is my Paw Paw?
Ok Martha I am taking a shot at cooking the prime rib tomorrow the one I talked to you and Lucinde about on the radio last week, lets hope I don't mess it up or should I say blow it up and over cook it!
Have a safe, healthy and happy New Year 2008. Enjoy the season.
Pam from Ca.

[Jan Erickson]

Hi Martha et al, Thanks for sharing the photos of some of your "kids". Hope you all have a Merry Christmas. I will be with my dog, Dudley Do Right and my part time cat, Bogey. Enjoy your time in the Caribbean. Best wishes to all for a Happy New Year. Jan

[bpfister]

Merry Christmas! Thanks for sharing your blog with us this year. All the pictures were great and I hope to see more in the future.

[robin ball]

Thank you for thinking of your fans on this holiday, I enjoy your new donkeys so much! You know the author Jon Katz says they are "holy". Happy Holidays, Your fan in Montana

[Mary Adams]

My Mother lives in Winthrup, ME.(I
am in Col's OH) I called on Christmas Day and they were having the stuffed French toast recipe that I had sent for brunch !! It was so nice to see the beautiful get together photos on your site. Between your photos and the phone call it helped close the distance. THANK YOU

[Katherine Meade]

Hi Martha,
My husband and I had your basic roast chicken for Christmas (I used your brine recipe, as well) and we thank you. I have your Housekeeping Handbook, and love it - also, I'm from Naples, and remember the photos of you at the Winter Wine Festival a year ago. You looked so casually elegant. Thanks for the blogs, thanks for everything.

[Marsha Dees]

Loved the pets & party pictures especially normal clothes instead of fashion puff. Looked like the real deal. Hoping everyone has the best in 2008!

[Anna Lapping]

Hi Martha, I am new to your blog, but I still have a copy of your first (testing the waters?) issue of your magazine. I have learned so much, and have enjoyed each issue since then. EEE Gads! Was it really that many years ago?

[Kerry]

I bought the Martha Stewart ham from Costco and my first thought was "i'm sure it will be good but how good can a ham be?". Well, I just wanted to say the ham was absolutely phenomenal and worth spending the extra money over a grocery store ham. The brown sugar & cognac glaze was delicious. It was hands down the best ham I have ever eaten. I cannot wait until Easter to have it again. My family LOVED it. You have done an awesome job with your first Martha Stewart food product. Thanks Martha and Costco!!!

[Linda Cachine]

Looks like a fun time in good ol' Mt Kisco ,NY especially the snow in the background Im from Mahopac now in Virginia missing those fun winter times .Happy 2008 to all .

[Emily]

Hi Martha!

Those donkeys are too cute! They are so well-behaved to both wear their hats and pose for a photo (even if some of them are a little shy!).

Merry Christmas!
Emily

[Eva-the-Diva]

I made your Gingerbread Townhouse Cake!!! Yum!! It was so beautiful that at first my guests thought it was fake. Everyone loved it. And the gingerbread itself was bendable and not like a brick when my kids wanted to try a piece even after staying out all day! Thanks Martha!!

[Lily Mathews]

Merry Christmas & a very Happy & Blessed New Year, Martha & family. As usual, I made Big Martha's Christmas Stollen & everyone loved it....I also made Fruit Cake(my recipe), Mince Tarts(my recipe), Shortbread(my recipe), Rugelach(your recipe) & Biscotti(your recipe). My friends who received them loved them. Thanks Martha for inspiring me all these years....I had lamb as the main meat. we had an awesome Christmas.

[Brenda Burgess]

Hello Martha,
I live in New Zealand, your shows are very popular here but we don't get them all, unfortunately. I think what you do is fantastic, the whole world needs to get back to the basic ways of life.Keep up your interests, you are so interesting to watch, thank you.
Brenda. N.Z.

[lynn miriani]

my daughters and i learned at our mothers knee much as you have. my daughters are all great hostesses ; without benefit of your great Entertaining book congratulations on your 25 year anniversary. we hosted many theme showers when all the girls married. color corordinated and on a very tight budget and all i dont mean to sound boastful ,but it can be done tastefully. we all subscribe to your living magazine and congrats on that too just a note of condolance on the death of your mom my mom died at 93 also and is missed terribly.i tape your show every day and enjoyed her cooking segments very much.

[Sandy Johnson]

Thank you for your inspiration! I have enjoyed your diverse interests, abilities & curiosity for many years and look forward to each new idea that comes to fruition & is shared with all of us. Congratulations on the 25th Anniversary of "Entertaining". Happy Holidays to you & yours!

[Jerry & Mary K]

Martha you have such a warm way of expressing the good parts of the hoildays and life. May you have a great New Year filled with good things.

[Sarina Beges]

We love Sharky and Francesca!! We had similar outfits for our pugs to wear on Christmas(wish they could meet your dogs).
Your biggest fans,
Sarina, Elena, Molly, and Winston