LAST NIGHT'S DREAM
IT WAS THE SECOND DAY IN A ROW I WAS HAVING TEA WITH MARTHA STEWART AND I WAS EXCITED THAT IT WAS BECOMING A REGULAR THING. I WAS SITTING IN HER LIVING ROOM, WHICH WAS KIND OF STUFFY AND CLUTTERED. SHE CAME OUT WITH A BUNCH OF COOKIES AND CAKES, INCLUDING FOUR LEMON CAKES SHAPED LIKE THIS VASE TOPPED WITH A SHINING CIRCLE OF ICING. SHE ALSO BROUGHT OUT A SMALL DOMED CAKE THAT WAS COVERED IN A MAROON FONDANT AND SAID, "LONG ISLAND" ACROSS THE CENTER, WHICH I WASN'T SURE IF IT WAS SOME SORT OF PUN ON "LONG ISLAND ICED TEA" OR SOMETHING ELSE. BUT WAS AFRAID TO ASK.