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Giving Thanks, It’s A Way of Life

Posted in authors, Autumn, blogging, Family, food, friends, Holidays, Jansen Schmidt, resolutions, sports, writing, tagged bounty, college football, family, football, harvest season, holidays, nature, pumpkins, religion, sunshine, thankful, Thanksgiving, way of life on November 19, 2018| 9 Comments »

This Thursday is Thanksgiving Day here in the United States. It’s a day to be with family, eat and reflect on everything in your life you’re thankful for. Oh, and football. It’s also a day dedicated to football. (more…)

Your Little Halloween Helper

Posted in Autumn, Baer House Inn, blogging, costumes, Family, food, friends, Halloween, Holidays, humor, innkeeping, Jansen Schmidt, words, writers, writing, tagged cakes, costumes, creepy cakes, cute cakes, decorating, decorations, halloween party, holiday decorations, jack o'lantern, pumpkin carving, pumpkins, trick or treating on October 29, 2018| 9 Comments »

Hello and happy Monday awesome followers! We’re right on the cusp of another Halloween. While we didn’t carve pumpkins this year, we did decorate the inn just a bit. Not too much, just a few things here and there.

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A Unique Passion

Posted in Autumn, blogging, books, cowboys, desert, deserts, Family, Fiction, friends, Jansen Schmidt, reading, travel, Uncategorized, vacation, writing, tagged AQHA, Arizona, Babbitt Ranches, cattle, cattle ranches, cattle round-up, cowboys, cows, debut novel, fiction, fiction writing, Flagstaff, horses, Northern Arizona, On Common Ground, quarter horses, ranches, ranching, romance fiction, romance writers on October 8, 2018| 13 Comments »

Over the past few weeks I’ve been introducing you to the main players in my upcoming release On Common Ground. In case you haven’t seen it yet, here is the cover.

On Common Ground cover

I don’t know about you, but I love it!

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Those Awkward Months

Posted in April, authors, Autumn, Baer House Inn, beach, blogging, blooms, Christmas, Family, Fiction, friends, goals, Halloween, Holidays, humor, Jansen Schmidt, pumpkins, resolutions, spring break, writing, tagged accessorizing, beach, decorating, Hobby Lobby, holiday decorating, holiday decorations, holidays, home accessories, home decor, innkeeping, summer, tropical on April 30, 2018| 5 Comments »

Here at Casa Rickrode, otherwise known as The Baer-Williams House, I like to decorate for the holidays. And by holidays I mean, all holidays. It’s nice to see a little bit of holiday cheer throughout the year tucked into a corner or on the mantel, at least in my opinion.

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Tis the Season

Posted in April, authors, Autumn, Baer House Inn, beach, blooms, Family, food, friends, Halloween, Holidays, humor, Jansen Schmidt, romance, sports, spring break, vacation, Vicksburg, weather, writing, tagged auturm, crawfish, Fall, graduation, harvest season, hunting, Mardi Gras, pilgrimage, school, seasonal, seasonal fruit, seasons, sports, spring, summer, television, tourists, winter on February 12, 2018| 9 Comments »

four seasons

We’re all familiar with the four traditional seasons and most of us have a favorite. I’m partial to summer, because I like it hot. Spring is beautiful, but too short. Autumn is pretty but often too cool for my liking. I love the long hot summers. I know, I’m a weird-o to some of you, but hey, I’m honest. I like it hot. (more…)

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Out With the Squash Already

Posted in Autumn, blogging, Christmas, dessert, desserts, Disney, Disney World, Family, Holidays, humor, Jansen Schmidt, pumpkins, writing, tagged animal enrichment, Autumn, bats, birds, decorations, Disney's Animal Kingdom, Fall, feeding animals, harvest season, monkeys, old pumpkin, peppermint, pumpkins, tigers on November 27, 2017| 13 Comments »

Another Thanksgiving has come and gone. Another end of the harvest season. Another end to everything orange and pumpkin and in with everything green and peppermint. That’s right, we’ve officially entered the fifth season – the holiday season. (more…)

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Here’s To Family (and Shopping)

Posted in Autumn, dessert, desserts, dieting, drinks, Family, food, friends, Holidays, humor, Jansen Schmidt, pumpkins, vacation, writing, tagged Black Friday, Christmas, eating, family, funny, funny video, give thanks, gratitude, Holiday, holiday meals, raw eating, raw food, Shopping, Thanksgiving, turkey, turkey day on November 20, 2017| 8 Comments »

Happy Thanksgiving week y’all! I hope you all have a wonderful holiday no matter what your plans.

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Look For the Beauty

Posted in authors, Autumn, beach, blogging, blooms, bucket list, chocolate, dogs, Family, friends, goals, gratitude journal, Jansen Schmidt, love, rain forest, resolutions, social media, success, vacation, words, writing, tagged America, bacon, beautiful places, beautiful scenery, beauty, caring, eternal love, frustration, hope, innocence, Mother Nature, nature, peace, peaceful places, politics on November 14, 2016| 6 Comments »

It is with heavy heart that I write this post. Not because of the election results. I’m not overjoyed (I remain hopeful), but neither do I feel the need to slit my wrists. I am saddened because of the ugliness that followed the results. Come on, America – knock it off already. (more…)

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Yesterday’s Glasses – A Tale Of Intrigue

Posted in authors, Autumn, Baer House Inn, blogging, cement walls, Family, Fiction, friends, humor, Jansen Schmidt, Paranormal, short story, Vicksburg, window coverings, writing, tagged antique furniture, Chinese antiques, eye glasses, furniture, ghosts, glasses, Gone With the Wind, haunted house, old houses, paranormal investigations on October 31, 2016| 11 Comments »

Photo courtesy Google Images.

When we first bought the Baer-Williams House, the previous owner told us some fantastic tales about “ghostly happenings,” that allegedly occurred in the home. Keep in mind, I’m a skeptic so I simply smiled and silently said, “Okay.”

The previous owner, bought the house in 2005, after his home in New Orleans was destroyed by Hurricane Katrina. He’d always loved old houses and always wanted to run a bed & breakfast. (more…)

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What Once Was A House

Posted in authors, Autumn, Baer House Inn, blogging, camera, cement walls, Family, Fiction, friends, humor, Jansen Schmidt, love, short story, Vicksburg, writing, tagged abandoned house, back yard, bulldozer, condemned house, demolish house, family, historic Vicksburg, history, house demolition, houses, memories, Mississippi, old houses, Victorian homes, Victorian houses on October 24, 2016| 6 Comments »

abandoned-house Houses have souls. I’m sure of it. Have you ever noticed that a house starts to deteriorate when it is no longer occupied? Why is that? I believe it’s because when humans move out, the house loses it soul. Without a soul, it dies. (more…)