Why Retire in the Philippines/Marinduque Vacations: Our Simple Christmas Decor this Year

Planning to Retire Soon!

If you are planning to retire in the Philippines soon, I suggest you visit several excellent websites on pro's and cons of retiring in the Philippines. However if you want to retire in the provinces, where life is simple, standard of living cheaper, less traffic congestion and pollution, availability of fresh seafood and vegetables compared to the big cities, my island province is the place for you! If this is your first time in my site, welcome. Some of the photos and videos on this site, I do not own. However, I have no intention on the infringement of your copyrights. The photo above is the front yard of Chateau Du Mer- Our Retirement Home in Boac, Marinduque, Philippines

Monday, December 16, 2019

Our Simple Christmas Decor this Year

Our simple Christmas Decor this Year-Holiday Greetings from Our House to Yours!

This year our simple Christmas Decor took only an hour to install. The focal point in our decor is the Capiz Parol and our Marble Table Lamp from the Philippines.

Tree, Wreath and an Electric Fire Place Insert

Our Lanzones Wood Belen(Left of Photo)

Small Christmas Tree

The only decoration of our tree are 20 White House ornaments that we have collected in the past three decades. For details on the WH Christmas ornaments read:

https://www.whitehousehistory.org/galleries/the-white-house-historical-association-christmas-ornament-collection

On Christmas, David III displayed his autographed photo of Bill and Hillary in our family room and take it back to his room after Jan 6. David used to work for the White House (OMB) during the Bill Clinton Presidency( 1993 to 2001)


Ditas Outdoor Lights in East Sacramento

Santa Claus Camping in her Front Yard

Meanwhile, enjoy instrumental Christmas Music with your Fireplace!

https://youtu.be/R8gKs4jp7RU

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Fruit Trees in the Gardens of Chateau Du Mer

The Mango Tree-I have three varieties in my Garden-The Indian, Guimaras and Carabao Mangoes My caretaker/gardener informed me last month that due to the El Nino drought in Marinduque, two of my Durian trees died in spite of his vigilant watering. One of the tree was attacked by insects that looks like a big fly but yellowish in color that sucks the sap of the seedling. The roots of the other tree was attacked by ants residing in the soil. However, my other fruit trees, the rambutans( 2), the lanzones(2) and the jack fruits ( 2) trees are doing well. The above eight fruit trees were given to me by Retired General Recaredo Sarmiento of Boac and Lucena., about three years ago. General Sarmiento is the “atid” of my wife. “Atid” is the colloquial term for brother. Evidently, Macrine's father, the late Bernardo Jambalos was the Godfather of General Sarmiento during his baptism and comfirmation. Gen Sarmiento's hobby is orchard planting, reforestation and farming. The other fruit trees in my garden are guayabanos, cashew, avocados, starapples, duhats, ates, guavas, mangoes( 3 varieties) and papayas as well as several varieties of bananas . Of the above fruit trees, my favorite is the guayabanos, also known as soursop tree known for its anti-tumor and anti-cancer properties . The following are photos of the fruit trees. The Durian photo is from the web. Note that it almost look like a jack fruit tree, except that the leaves are bigger and shiny. My desire is to have a passion fruit tree in the near future. You are welcome to visit my orchard and flower gardens any time, if perchance you are in the vicinity of The Chateau Du Mer Beach Resort and Conference Center.

The Rambutan Tree and Fruits

The Lanzone Tree and Fruits

The Jack Fruit Tree

The Durian Fruit Tree