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NOMATTERWHAT
youmaythinkofMarthaStewart’suncompro-
mising approach to good living, youhave to admire her pep. Here
is a woman who oversees a multimedia lifestyle conglomerate,
who has hundreds of branded products to her name, who lives
on a farm in New York state (where, it is said, she is no stranger
to the pitchfork), and who does all of this at an age when many
would consider clipping their toenails a chore too far.
Now in her 72nd year, America’s preeminent housekeeping
authorityhas produced a how-to on growing old.
Living the Good
Long Life: A Practical Guide to Caring for Yourself and Others
is
in many ways a typical Stewart title—tip-heavy, unremi ingly
hands-on—but anyonewho’s
looking to make Easter deco-
rationsusingonlyelbowpasta
and a glue gun will be disap-
pointed. Aging can be a tough
business, and the book does
not shy away from this fact
(
see: “Types of Incontinence”).
Stewart hollered about all
this (patchy cellphone con-
nection) while en route to a
meeting. She sounded busy,
but not a bit tired.
THE
HEMI
Q&A:
MARTHA STEWART
BALANCING ACT
From top, Stewart
doing yoga at a publicity event in New
York; with Brooke Shields at Fashion
Week; mixing it up with Matt Lauer
and Savannah Guthrie on “Today”
