Talking to Devoted Fans on "The Martha Stewart Podcast"
Be sure to tune in to my latest podcast on the iHeart media app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. We're releasing another interesting and fun episode today - this one with three longtime devotees of the Martha Stewart brand.
Many of you who follow this blog have also read my magazines, watched my television shows, and purchased my products. Over the years, I've worked hard to build and nurture an effective brand that not only provides how-to content, but also imparts interesting information that teaches, delights, and inspires. Andrew Ritchie, Bernie Wong, and Dennis Landon have not only supported me and the brand, but have also shared their experiences and all they've learned with others. Andrew is the creator of the “Martha Moments” blog and online community. Bernie and Dennis post their gardening, baking, and entertaining projects through Instagram @BernieWongGreen. And all three continue to heed one of my own favorite sayings - "learn something new every day."
Enjoy these photos and remember to listen to today's podcast.
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- Andrew designed and founded his “Martha Moments” blog in 2006 as a content archive written for fans and collectors of the Martha Stewart brand. It was a big hit and continues to delight readers 17 years later.
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- I invited Andrew to talk about his blog on my television show in 2010. Here’s a photo of us on set. I taught him how to make yarn cards. Andrew says it was his “first big Martha Moment!”
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- Andrew, Bernie, and Dennis first met through “Martha Moments” – listen to their stories on my podcast. They then traveled from their home states to attend my “Great American Tag Sale” last year. Here they are on the shuttle van.
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- I met Bernie and Dennis at the tag sale. Here is a photo of the three of us. If you also came to my tag sale, you may have seen them too – in their matching “Martha green” overalls.
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- All three of them got a ton of great items from the sale.
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- Andrew purchased this rolling pin from the tag sale and asked me to sign it for him.
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- Andrew also got a Martha by Mail squirrel and acorn caramel glass dish, which he long wanted and was so excited to find. Martha by Mail was our mail order catalog. It was loved by so many.
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- Dennis and Bernie bought these Martha by Mail spice racks.
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- Bernie and Dennis drove all their tag sale finds home in a trailer – they love green.
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- They are avid gardeners. Here’s their favorite watering can and cast iron twine dispenser – also bought at the tag sale.
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- And green enamel flower holders from the tag sale with flowers from their garden.
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- Here’s Andrew’s new wicker plant stand that I used to display potted plants in my Tenant House here at Bedford. Now it’s home to a Boston fern in Andrew’s dining room in Ottawa, Canada.
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- Weeks later, Dennis and Bernie hosted a viewing party to watch the Great American Tag Sale show. Here they are serving up treats on a Martha by Mail tray.
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- In this photo, their table is set for lunch with a fellow “Martha Moments” friend. Many of their entertaining and table setting ideas were inspired by my shows and the stories in our magazines.
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- They developed a love for brown transferware and have their own collection.
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- Bernie and Dennis share my love for chickens and appreciate the delicious eggs their hens produce every day.
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- And if you follow Bernie on Instagram @BernieWongGreen, you know he loves to bake and often uses these tried and true cookie cutters.
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- In this photo, Bernie and Dennis look through previous issues of my magazine “Living” and read through my books. It’s nice to see how much our hard work has taught and inspired readers and viewers over the years. Listen to my podcast with Andrew, Bernie and Dennis to hear how they all met, how two of these three fell in love and married, what tips and “Good Things” they value most, and so much more.
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