Merdo Martin's Manchester Market Adventure

….. Merdo’s Adventure in the Manchester Martinmas Markets

Those Martins amongst us who are lucky enough to be married to a Martina will probably have experienced the pain of being dragged around Christmas markets at some point. For whatever reason I agreed to take the Mrs to the Manchester Christmas markets for two days this year.

Merdo Martin finds it difficult to maintain sanity whilst surrounded by the crowds and the endless cr@p on sale, so I tried to find a way to pass the time. “If life gives you lemons” and all that.

Most people seem to cope with this by consuming bountiful quantities of alcohol. However, Merdo resents having to pay £6 a pint plus £5 deposit for an ‘artisanal’ beer.

Therefore, I decided to turn the day into a hunt for Martins. And, whilst the quantity of Martins wasn’t great (only found 3), the quality was. Yes Martin. Here’s the first one I found. It turns out James Martin is some sort of tv chef and Martin-heart-throb. Whose talent is 100% based on his cooking rather than his looks, as the poster proves.

The poster was covered in lipstick. I’m not sure why I thought it was a good idea to kiss it too, but there you have it.

Now we’re talking. 3 brownies for £4 at Martin’s craft bakery. I bought 6. The Martina pictured here is smiling but I think she was a little scared of me.

James Martin again. Here I am showing off his massive 12-inch wok.

Merry Martinmas all.