After our fabulous tour of the offices we head for the studio.

There is already a line when we get to the studio.

You can see that sign from way back.

I decide to pose with the sign in the picture. 

I have my ticket to get in.

Once we get into the inside waiting area we are given a form to sign about having our photos taken

and they also give us a luggage tag to fill out. We wonder what that is about.

The walls are covered with beautiful posters.

GiGi Page and I pose under the Martha poster.

Carolina Martin, Alexis Tirado & Kim McCool are sitting under the plate waiting for the next step.

They start to call us in by groups.

I get a shot with me and Joey Kola the master of warm up men.

He was so funny.

Once we get into the studio it is like eye candy. Something to see in every direction.

The set is absolutely beautiful.

  The staff is getting everything in order. Joey is getting the audience in order.    

Here are a few Dreamers , we had great seats.          The special people seated down on the floor have a wonderful view.

We never figured out how they got to sit there.     Time for the show is getting near.  

Michelle Biondolillo takes a crazy picture of me to send by phone to my husband David. 

This is Kim McCool one of the Dreamers.

Her company is Spirit of the Heart Designs. She painted a wonderful painting for the Safe Horizons Shelter. 

Carolina Martin from the back. She owns Art on Wheels.

Me with Michelle Biondolillo of Schuylark.

Terry Grahl of Enchanted Makeovers. More shots of the set.  

The show was about travel so there were suitcases and travel items on the tables.

Still wondering about the luggage tags we filled out.

The studio starts here with a couch and the double doors that sometimes open for Martha and others to come in.

On the other side of the doors you can see into the kitchen.

Do you recognize the stairs? How many stars have you seen come down those to meet Martha?

Then comes the kitchen area.

A little more of the kitchen view and a wall that separates it from the craft area.

This is the craft area.

To the far right is the greenhouse section.

Joey Kola was great at warming up the audience.

It was neat to see what was going on in the monitors.

Finally Martha and the guests of the day came in.

No photos allowed now.

The guests were:

Susan Orlean, author of The Orchid Thief with a new book about travel

Alexandra Cousteau, granddaughter of Jacque Cousteau talking about her Mt. Kilimanjaro climb to bring

awareness to the importance of conservation and sustainable management of water resources

One of the co founders of Flight 001, a travel store in New York

and Joe Diaz one of the founders of Afar travel magazine.

It was definitely a travel show.

During the first segment Martha talked about some travel and showed us the new Kindle book reader.

Then she announced that EVERYONE in the audience was receiving a Kindle!

Soon after she pulled out one of the luggage tags.

She told us during the show people would be winning trips.

What fabulous trips they turned out to be.

A trip to the Sandals Resorts, a trip to Aruba, a trip to Jackson Hole, Wyoming, a trip to Las Vegas, a trip to the Galapagos Islands and

our Brenda Foehrkolb in the turquoise shirt, won a Culinary trip to Singapore!!

As we watched the show we were told that the entire audience would receive

a year subscription to Afar magazine and we all received a great travel pouch from Flight 001.

When the taping was over Joey Kola called all the Dreamers Into Doers down to have our picture taken with Martha.

That is me peeking over her right shoulder. Such a thrill.

The studio empties out.

Everyone in the audience gets a goodie bag.

EVERYONE GOT A KINDLE BOOK READER!

Martha and the dogs say good bye.

  After the taping of the show we were treated to a wonderful dinner at Martha’s favorite pizza restaurant CO.

That is short for Company.

My new friend Karen Keller-Eyer sat beside me and we ate scrumptious pizza and visited.

Alexis talked a little.

It was a wonderful finish to a fabulous trip. 

I know I will see these women again in person and in magazines and newspapers.

They are all true entrepreneurs. After getting very full on pizza and what they call toast on the menu, we went to Times Square.        

It was pretty chilly outside so we went to a little neighborhood cafe for coffee and dessert.

We shared a dessert sampler that was pretty darn good.

A taxi ride back to the hotel and short good byes to new friends we hope to see again.

Tomorrow I will tell you about my visit to The City Quilter quilt shop.