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Grrr. My worst fears are being realized. Now that Martha’s in jail, the whole thing’s going downhill. Living, Everyday Food, and Weddings are still holding out, but I fear Kids is a canary in a coalmine. I get home from work today and find it in the mail. Oh boy, I think, something to take my mind off the horrors to come in the next four years. What a disappointment. A huge percentage of the stuff in this issue is completely recycled. WTF? I know Omnimedia is famous for reusing ideas from the magazine on TV, in books, on by-mail cards, the website, through Martha by Mail, etc., but this hits a new low. Plus, they’re going from 6 issues a year down to 4 (and, incidentally, dropping any reference to Martha). There are a few good things: quilt stockings, a Christmas village made of manila folders, a bead caterpillar, some other stuff.