Happy times, sad times...

Please forgive our lax updates to the blog. We have been having a great time opening the People's Market of Lansing but on February 14th we lost our best friend, father, husband, confidante and companion... Mal. Mal was an integral part of the family. He was the investor, the thinker, the one always thinking about ways to come up with something new. He loved a challenge and breaking out on a new adveture. He was a business man, a banker, a charles chip franchize owner, a contractor, an architect, a farmer, a realtor and most importantly a man who never gave up. He was always thinking of ways to make a buck but was in it moslty for the excitement and the adventure. He enjoyed and was thankful for everyday of his life...and lived it that way. Mal, Dad, G-Dad... was very excited for us with the People's Market and was able to get there once before the opening. He was so excited about the potential it offered. This is what makes our opening and beginning of a new business...a new adventure such a bitter sweet one. He will be missed but he is in all that we do. Mal's attitude was  "you get up...you go on... that's life" and we will do our best in this venture with that attitude. We have great hopes for the People's Market of Lansing and know that with the fine artisans and vendors that we are aquiring regularly it will be a great one!