The last of the contiguous states to be admitted to the Union, achieved statehood on St. Valentine’s Day, 1912. It is part of both the western and the mountain states. It is the 6th largest and 14th most populous of the 50 states in the United States of America. The southern most part of the state is desert, with extreme high temperatures in the summer. The northern part of the state is mountainous and often sees significant snowfall in winter. (more…)
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What Is It About the 48th State?
Posted in Autumn, blooms, books, bucket list, cowboys, desert, deserts, Fiction, inspiration, Jansen Schmidt, mystical, On Common Ground, On Hallowed Ground, travel, vacation, words, writers, writing, tagged American Civil War, Arizona, Battle of Picacho Pass, cacti, cactus, Civil War, cliff dwellings, Confederate States, copper mines, copper mining, Copper State, evergreen trees, Flagstaff, forests, ghost towns, Gleeson, Goldfield, Grand Canyon, history, horseback riding, horses, Jefferson Davis, Jerome, mountains, Oak Creek Canyon, On Common Ground, On Hallowed Ground, Picacho Pass, Sedona, silver mining, snow, veterans day, western states, winter on November 11, 2019| 8 Comments »
The Mysterious Case of the Disappearing Inn Guests
Posted in authors, Autumn, Baer House Inn, blogging, breakfast, Fiction, humor, innkeeping, Jansen Schmidt, night time rituals, travel, vacation, Vicksburg, weird, writing, tagged bed, bed & breakfast, breakfast, check-in, credit card, disappearing, gates, gone missing, hello, innkeeping, inns, invisible, keys, missing, rooms, strange, what happened, what's up, why, windows on October 14, 2019| 16 Comments »
That’s right folks, you read the title correctly. I had some guests who simply – disappeared. They were here and then – they weren’t.
Stairs Are Hard
Posted in Autumn, Baer House Inn, blogging, humor, innkeeping, Jansen Schmidt, laughter, travel, vacation, writing, tagged baggage, creativity, downstairs, elevators, heavy baggage, historic homes, historic inns, luggage, old houses, random, staircase, stairs, suitcase, technology, upstairs on October 7, 2019| 6 Comments »
In case you haven’t figured it out already, I own an historic home. It was built in 1870, which means, it has stairs. It also means it has no elevator. Because, guess what? There were no elevators in 1870. The first electric elevator didn’t come into existence until 1887. (That’s your history lesson for the day.) (more…)
Introverts, Extroverts and Know-It-Alls
Posted in Autumn, Baer House Inn, blogging, breakfast, Family, food, friends, humor, innkeeping, Jansen Schmidt, laughter, travel, vacation, words, writing, tagged America, American government, breakfast, extroverts, foreigners, government, guests, introverts, jerks, New Zealand, opinionated, opposites, people, personalities, personality-types, politics, religion, rude, taboo, taboo subjects, travel on September 2, 2019| 8 Comments »
I think it’s pretty safe to assume that we all know we should not discuss religion or politics when in the company of strangers. I also think it is safe to assume that most people are either somewhat introverted or somewhat extroverted if not completely so. We all know people who are one or the other or some mutant form of both. And, of course, we all know a know-it-all. You know, those people who have an opinion about EVERYTHING and usually express it loudly and in such a manner so as to sound like an authority on the subject. The people who make you eventually go: (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.
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.
I don’t know about you, but I love it!
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 »
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…)
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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