Martha Stewart takes break from the serious
By David Bauder
Associated Press
Who knew? Martha Stewart has quite the poker face.
Associated Press
On today's edition of her syndicated television show, "Martha Stewart Living" (10 a.m., KHON) the star stands in front of a giant to-do list.
Martha Stewart points to a calendar where she tracks her chores for April for the April Fool's Day edition of her show.
"April is such a busy month," she says. "Just look at all there is to do."
For instance, she must lecture slacker chickens on better egg-laying. The north side of the Empire State Building needs cleaning. And she has to send her tax returns to the calligrapher ("I never get audited," she confides).
When daylight saving time begins April 7, she'll replace her clocks and VCRs.
"And buy a new car," she says, "because I can never figure out how to change those darn clocks."
April Fool's, of course.
It's quite funny. Who better to poke fun at Martha Stewart than Martha Stewart? As befits a billionaire businesswoman with a sprawling empire, her humor is skillful and efficient.
She goes on to instruct viewers on the proper way to prepare a glass of water, using aluminum ice trays available on eBay. Stewart's gardening segment discusses the care of a bottle tree, also known as the morning-after plant. She tends to one "bud" — plucking an empty Budweiser bottle from a wooden stem.
"A lot of people don't see my sense of humor," Stewart said later. "Generally, I'm pretty straightforward on the television show because it's my teaching approach. But I have a very good sense of humor, (although) sometimes it's maybe too sophisticated for people. But I like poking fun at myself."
