Martha, Let's Coordinate Calendars!

Today Martha Stewart is riding a horse. I know because Martha publishes her personal calendar in Martha Stewart Living. In Martha's world, November 18 is set aside for a horseback ride. That's quite a coincidence because I, also, have set aside the day for riding. I'm saddling my Toyota Sienna minivan and riding to the grocery store. We're out of bread and nearly out of milk. I feel certain Martha is heading out to complete chores, too. Even now, she probably has the dairy cow roped tight to squeeze a fresh gallon of milk. I don't know how she will do that from horseback, but with Martha, all is possible. Ditto for harvesting organically grown wheat to grind for bread. Even now, I hear her voice in my head, "No need to dismount. With proper technique and good form, an enjoyable ride can be combined with chores, leaving an abundance of time to prepare for dinner guests." Her calendar doesn't specify dinner guests, but being the matron of hospitable living, surely she and her small herd of dogs don't dine alone. Martha's dogs, by the way, are receiving new beds for Christmas in a festive shade of red that matches the holly leaf felt "ascots" tied around their necks. Fortunately, Martha provides the ascot how-to at www.marthastewart.com/ascot. I hope (or as Martha would say, aspire) to capitalize on her knowledge and whack out a sporty ascot for my dog Chuck. He might prefer a new bone to gnaw, but he'll suffer an ascot to emulate the Martha dogs. Martha already has her calendar published for December. On the 18th, she will work out and plan a birthday dinner for Kevin. If my invitation comes through, I'll adjust my plans to fit in the festivities. Those plans, tentatively, are to saddle up the minivan and get mik. My family always need milk.