Why Retire in the Philippines/Marinduque Vacations: Lively Brass Band Music Here at THD Yesterday Afternoon

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

Wednesday, February 14, 2024

Lively Brass Band Music Here at THD Yesterday Afternoon

The bright, lively and melodic sounds from the 1st Gabriel 's Celestial Brass Band reverberated and echoed loudly from the Lobby up to the Newton's Restaurant of THD last Tuesday Afternoon during our Mardi Gras Celebration. Hurricane cocktail💥 and other libations flowed freely and the hors d'oeuvre plentiful and delicious.

💥Hurricane cocktail is a sweet alcoholic drink made with rum, lemon juice, and either passion fruit syrup or fassionola. It is one of many popular drinks served in New Orleans.

It was one of the most entertaining and lively musical afternoons, I have experienced at THD since I moved here 8 months ago.

I took several pictures during the concert and then at the Mardi Gras dinner with the company of Mary Ann DeWald, Susan Bramson and Jay Pollack ( see photo below).

Photo Credit: Martha Rodriguez. I had the skewered shrimps and sausage for Dinner.

Here are some of the photos I took during the concert.

I also took pictures of Mary Ann and her new beautiful Ear Piercings as follows:

Lastly, a photo from the THD FaceBook Page: Judy Mesick and Sue Kaplan( The Twins) with their beautiful Mardi Gras Mask and Beads provided by THD to all the Attendees.

Meanwhile tonite is our special Valentine Dinner, I am looking forward too. There will be violin music at the Lobby from 4-5PM today also.

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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