I entered this world on December 13, 2004, in Pinewood, Minnesota. I’m a bit older and certainly far wiser than Sharkey. Like Sharkey, I’m also friendly and quite curious, but I’m more cautious about letting my curiosity get me into trouble. I must admit that we do have fun together. I just know when to stop. Martha describes me as being a bit obsequious, but that’s just my ability to pull the wool over her eyes. I’m just clever! I do have a high opinion about myself, and my fashion sense is magnifique! In fact, Je suis fabuleuse (I am fabulous.)
If you’ve been reading Martha’s blog, then you know that the ground’s crew has been very busy burlapping practically everything in sight.
We, Frenchies, went to supervise their progress and we felt a little sorry for the guys, so we decided to chip in. We found out that sewing is really fun, so next step …
Wow! Wenda Millard, Martha’s CO-CEO, gave us this fabulous Faberge sculpture for Christmas. It’s of me, Francesca! It’s only about 5-inches tall but it’s very, very heavy. Martha says it’s real rock crystal and she likes to keep it on display in the dining room. I wonder why Sharkey didn’t get one?
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Last Saturday, we piled in the car and Carlos drove us to New Haven, Connecticut, the home of Yale University. Martha wanted to go to the Yale University Art Gallery to see a very special exhibit called ‘Mary Delany and her Circle.’ Mary Delany was an 18th Century Englishwoman who made extraordinary botanical collages out …
Thursday was really busy at the farm. Martha was home that day, but instead of relaxing, she was hard at work, as usual. There were photo shoots going on for the magazine and the TV crew was there for some gardening segments. Here are some photos from behind the scenes of the television shoot with …
Do you remember hearing about the new calico Persian kittens that came to live with us? Sharkey and I don’t get to see them too often, as they still like to hide.
However, the other day, we finally came across the one called Empress Tang and thought that maybe we could play together.
No way that was …
Wandering around the house the other day, I happened upon a most amazing cookie. I called Francesca over to have a look. It was so finely decorated and it reminded us of a photo we once posed for. Apparently, someone copied that very same photo in icing! Very awesome indeed!
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On Thanksgiving, we did so much walking around in New York City that my little paws were kind of sore. Martha thought it would be a good idea to give them a soothing bath in Alexis’s new bathtub. When I heard ‘bath,’ I kind of panicked, however, Martha was true to her word and it …
We Frenchies hope you all had a very pleasant Thanksgiving. Martha decided not to cook dinner at home this year. Instead, we went to New York City where we met up with Kevin and Alexis. We spent the whole day walking and sightseeing and visited many friends. It was fun and quite an adventure.
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We Frenchies know it’s Thanksgiving when Martha’s turkey collection appears all around the house. Martha’s kind of crazy about Turkeys. It could be that she used to live on a street called Turkey Hill Road. But then again, maybe it’s just that she really likes Thanksgiving. In any event, we enjoy looking at all of …
Martha is always working so hard and Francesca and I were elated to find her home last Friday morning. It was such a beautiful day and she told us that we were going for a drive around the farm. We always like to hear that news so we found the Kawasaki and waited patiently while …
