The market mentality, where one goes to the center of town once a week to gather all the home’s necessities from local merchants, is one that has a romantic past. There are many who relate to an old-world sensibility, and one that’s been made obsolete by large shopping centers where one can find everything in one store. However, there are many places in the world, and in this country, where it’s not at all a thing of the past. Interest in organic and local foods have helped to spawn the new market mentality in some of the larger cities, but in others, it’s never left.

That’s certainly the case in San Antonio, whose Historic Market Square is not just a blast to the past, but is a living moment in the present. It’s true that visitors from all over the world will come to patronize El Mercado in order to find Mexican crafts to bring home. But there are also locals who frequent the market. The farmer’s market is still one of the most interesting places to buy the complex line of ingredients necessary for the local cuisine.

It makes the town a very welcome place to visit, but it’s also an important part of life for the locals. There are many who come to be a tourist, and start wondering about San Antonio Homes for Sale , because it can start to look like home before too long.

Thanksgiving is always a huge event at our house. Way too huge if you ask me. Dozens of family and friends, kids and co workers. It is so much work for everyone cleaning the house, preparing for the guests, cooking food for weeks in preparation. This year we are going to do something different! This Thanksgiving we are off to Colonial Williamsburg!

What fun it will be to celebrate Thanksgiving in the colonial museum village of Williamsburg, VA and not have to prepare for all those guests invading our house. We are looking forward to experiencing the colonial way of life and connecting to our past history. The wife and the kids are really looking forward to this, the kids are so excited to have Thanksgiving like the pilgrims did. We have our rooms booked in hotels Williamsburg now to arrange for the plane tickets and rental car and we should be all set to go.

Everyone that usually comes here for Thanksgiving has been notified that we are not hosting this year. They do no sound too happy, but they have plenty of time to make other arrangements for themselves.

Visiting Colonial Williamburg will bring back a lot of old memories of my grandparents. They use to visit Colonial Williamsburg frequently when I was growing up in New York state. They would stop there nearly every November on their way south to have Thanksgiving with the family in Georgia. I also remember them being there for the Forth of July one year and another time I remember them showing us pictures of Williamsburg with blooming flowers all over, they must have been visiting in the spring that year. I have always wanted to visit Williamsburg since I was a small boy and saw my grandparents photographs and heard their stories.

Thanksgiving will be different this year not being at home, but I am sure we will enjoy it greatly and be more relaxed when it is over.