31 Oct, 2009
A Christmas Tree Farm near the Canadian border… I knew there was a good reason to take these snapshots of these rows and rows of pine trees last Spring when we were in New Hampshire and took time to visit a maple syrup farm, here. For the past few years, we have…
26 Oct, 2009
The slow but steady swell of a proverbial tidal wave of holiday activity has started in earnest at the Marketman & Family household. We have traditionally made a big deal out of Halloween, what with a kid in the house for these past 13+ years… Her first costume was the cutest ever…
16 Oct, 2009
I must say a huge thank you to readers and friends of marketmanila.com, for doing such an incredible job of letting their friends and even the press know about Zubuchon, the retail lechon experiment of the crew in Cebu. Apparently, one of marketmanila’s regular readers has sent several kilos of the lechon to…
29 Sep, 2009
The Union Square market in Manhattan recently celebrated its 20th anniversary, and I realized that I have been visiting the market for just as long! I used to live and work in New York in the late 1980’s and I would take the subway down to the market, load up on goodies and…
28 Sep, 2009
The Autumn or Fall Season was always my favorite time of year when I lived in temperate regions. The spectacular hues of turning leaves, the crisp evening and early morning air, the abundant produce at the end of Summer, and the promise of several wonderful holidays ahead always put me in a seriously…
28 Aug, 2009
In the last couple of months, I have had more than the usual smattering of emails from brides or brides to be asking about flowers for their weddings. I have pointed some readers to the wholesale flower markets in New York for events they had in that area, pointed folks to Dimasalang for…
13 Jul, 2009
Fishpan warning! This post is most certainly not about the necessities in life. So skip it if previous entries on single-use sterling silver implements raised the hairs on your neck, or a post on beluga caviar gave you allergic reactions or festive family activities turn you into a Scrooge. You have…
13 Jul, 2009
We flew to New York a couple of weeks ago for two family milestones, the wedding of my niece in Manhattan and the high school graduation of my nephew in Great Neck, Long Island. If you recall, a last minute illness meant I couldn’t get on the plane with Mrs. MM and The…