Martha Stewart Rocks!

Seriously, whether you admire her or choose to make fun of her…there are times when one of Martha’s ideas truly “is a good thing.”

Recently, during my profoundly relaxing (or brain-cell-numbing) vacation, I caught some of Martha’s “Premier Week”! (I say that with all of the enthusiasm that peeling potatoes gives me.)

Doesn’t she sometimes look and sound like a 4th grade teacher from “back in the day” as Rachael Ray likes to say? (More on Rachael’s “Premier Week!” in a minute.)

Anyway, I love Hydrangeas — in fact, outside my office window is a gorgeous bush that has grown into a healthy specimen over the years; so I was happy to see her doing a segment on my favorite plant.

I didn’t care so much about the crafty part of the show…I could just imagine the utter frustration that I would experience, if I EVER tried to make the dried Hydrangea wreath that she was demonstrating.

Here’s what kept me from putting a shovel in my eye while watching Martha that day…did you know that if you cut a branch from your Hydrangea plant, you can force new growth from that stem and create a whole new bush??

All you have to do is put it in some special soil and presto…new growth! I am so totally doing this.

As for Rachael…best of luck to you on your new show…but lordy, lord girl — who are you yelling at? And please, please…you are a 30-something year old woman…(late 30s, by-the-way) stop saying Awesome!