Posted in acting, Baer House Inn, camera, Fiction, humor, Jansen Schmidt, musical theater, singing, Vicksburg, writing, tagged A Great Big World Cover, film crew, filming, historic inns, music, music video, on-camera, say something, thestorytellers, thestorytellersmusic, videos, Youtube on April 10, 2017| 13 Comments »
About a month ago, I posted this: https://jansenschmidt.wordpress.com/2017/02/27/when-life-throws-you-challenges-musings-from-an-exhausted-innkeeper/ which included some photos of a video crew shooting a music video. It was an interesting day and fun to watch the behind the scenes stuff. The crew wasn’t here very long and really didn’t have that much equipment. However, the final product turned out pretty dang good, in my opinion. (more…)
Posted in authors, Baer House Inn, Birthdays, blogging, camera, costumes, diamond ring, directing, drinks, engagement ring, Family, Fiction, food, Free book, friends, grammar, humor, Jansen Schmidt, love, romance, short story, theater, theatre, Vicksburg, words, writers, writing, tagged antique medical tools, Army Corp of Engineers, book review, book signing, Civil War, Civil War Round Table, Climbing Jacob's Ladder, David Harris, Detectives Comedy Dinner Theater, Dixie Surgeon, ERDC, Free book, Kindle, Lee Brenner, medical tools, music video, pilgrimage, reading, Shannon Bagley, tour homes, Vicksburg Pilgrimage on February 27, 2017| 11 Comments »
Whew! I’m glad that’s over. Ever have one of those weeks? My last week was jam packed with inn guests, meetings and special events. I mean jam packed!! (more…)
Posted in Baer House Inn, blogging, camera, Family, Fiction, food, friends, goals, Happy New Year, Holidays, humor, Jansen Schmidt, resolutions, Vicksburg, writing, tagged Baer House Inn, Civil War, Duff Green Mansion, ghost tours, ghosts, haunted, Haunted Homecoming, haunted tours, Haunted Vicksburg, January, January events, McNutt House, McRaven House, Mississippi, Mississippi paranormal, Mississippi paranormal society, MPS, nighttime, paranormal, paranormal investigations, tour homes, Vicksburg events, Vicksburg tours, Victorian homes on January 9, 2017| 15 Comments »
January is what the folks of Vicksburg call, “the slow season.” I guess it’s probably pretty slow everywhere what with the holiday craziness settling down, kids back in school, lousy weather for traveling, tax preparation looming, and getting started on all of those awesome new year’s resolutions and all. (more…)
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 »
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…)
Posted in awards, Baer House Inn, blogging, camera, Family, friends, goals, humor, Jansen Schmidt, love, moving, romance, success, vacation, Vicksburg, words, writers, writing, tagged Baer House, Baer House Inn, bed & breakfast, bed and breakfast, business owners, Chamber of Commerce, Grit Magazine, guests, made up words, Marilyn Jones, Mississippi, P. Rickrode, small business, small business awards, testimonials, travel, travel bloggers, travel magazine, traveling, Trip Advisor, urban dictionary, Warren County, weddings on July 25, 2016| 18 Comments »
I know what you’re thinking – bizi what? Biziversary. Yes, that’s a made up word. I thought of it all by myself, but I think it might catch on and some day make it into the urban dictionary.
Biziversary. Let’s break it down: part 1; biz, short for business – part 2; iversary, annual celebration of something important, in our case, the Rickrodes buying The Baer House Inn. That’s right – it’s our biziversary. We’ve owned The Baer House now for a year! (more…)
Posted in anthology, authors, Baer House Inn, camera, costumes, Family, Fiction, friends, goals, humor, Jansen Schmidt, resolutions, success, words, writing, tagged Baer-Williams House Inn, cannons, cave life, caves, Civil War, civil war re-enactments, General Grant, General Ulysses S. Grant, history, John C. Pemberton, living history, national cemetery, siege of Vicksburg, surrender, Ulysses S. Grant, Vicksburg, Vicksburg national cemetery, Vicksburg National Military Park, War Between the States, white flag on July 11, 2016| 8 Comments »
As you all know by now, about a year ago my husband and I moved to beautiful Vicksburg, Mississippi. This little hamlet is steeped in history. One of the most defining battles near the end of the War Between the States, occurred on the very ground I walk every single day.
Posted in Baer House Inn, beach, blogging, camera, cruise, Disney, Disneyland, Family, friends, goals, Holidays, humor, Jansen Schmidt, moving, resolutions, spring break, vacation, Vicksburg, writing, tagged across country, Alice Cooper, California, classic rock, family vacation, homework, last day of school, Minnesota, Mississippi River, National parks, road trips, school, summer vacation, traveling, travels, vacationing, western United States on June 6, 2016| 12 Comments »
Alice Cooper is one of the creepiest performers around, but everybody loves this song and it’s so apropos this time of year. It’s one of those classic, ageless numbers that every generation seems to know.
Posted in Baer House Inn, blogging, camera, chocolate, diamonds, drinks, Family, friends, humor, Jansen Schmidt, jewelry, romance, underwear, Vicksburg, words, writers, writing, tagged alcohol, books, boxer briefs, bureau drawer, clothing, diamond earrings, dirty underwear, forgetting stuff, ice chest, John Kellerman, lime green, medicine, missing clothes, pills, Snickers, sports bra, wine on May 9, 2016| 11 Comments »
So another week is upon us and I find myself wondering: what left behind items am I going to find today? Last week was epic for people forgetting stuff. We hit the Mother Lode of things forgotten. Every day we came upon some poor item left behind in one of the guest rooms.
Oh sure, we’ve found items before now, but nothing of significance. Quite a few times I find little pills on the floor or on the bathroom vanity or even in the bed. I’ve often wondered if I should call the departed guest to let them know that someone forgot to take their medicine (I’d hate for someone to have a heart attack because they failed to take their preventative pill). But then I follow that up with, “what if an extra pill just dropped out of the bottle and if I call them, they’ll panic and take an extra one and have a heart attack or something because I’ve frightened them?” It’s such a quandary.
Posted in authors, Autumn, blogging, camera, Family, Fiction, friends, humor, Jansen Schmidt, love, pumpkins, words, writing, tagged Autumn, Baer House Inn, decorations, entryway, Fall, fall colors, holiday decorating, newel post, pumpkins, scarecrows, stairs, Thanksgiving decoration, Vicksburg on November 16, 2015| 24 Comments »
Photo by P. Rickrode, November 2015
So here in Vicksburg we’re finally getting some cooler temperatures and rain. It feels like fall. Still not a lot of colored foliage (except green) because it hasn’t been cold enough, but it’s getting there.
I’ve been a busy little beaver installing the flavor of Autumn inside the Baer House. Here’s a photo journey of some of my handiwork:
Baer House photo, circa 1890. Photo by P. Rickrode, November 2015
Baer House entryway welcome. Photo by P. Rickrode, November 2015
Baer House guest book in entryway. Photo by P. Rickrode, November 2015
The newel post. Photo by P. Rickrode, November 2015
The information station. Photo by P. Rickrode, November 2015
Happy autumn from the Baer House Inn. Photo by P. Rickrode, November 2015
Grand ballroom mantel. Photo by P. Rickrode, November 2015
Grand ballroom mantel. Photo by P. Rickrode, November 2015
The grand ballroom library. Photo by P. Rickrode, November 2015
The grand ballroom sitting area. Photo by P. Rickrode, November 2015
The huntboard. Photo by P. Rickrode, November 2015
Sideboard where morning coffee is served. Photo by P. Rickrode, November 2015
Dining area in the grand ballroom. Photo by P. Rickrode, November 2015
And there you have it. A photographic journey of the Baer House in its autumn colors.
How about your readers, do you decorate for the seasons? What’s your favorite season? Do you like to see your town, house, grandma’s house decorated?
Thanks for touring today. Until next week, take care of yourseves and be kind to others.
Word of the Day: Mangelwurzel
Fun fact about me: I think fall is my favorite time to decoarate the house. The fall colors are so warm and inviting.
Original post by Jansen Schmidt, November 2015. Original photos by P. Rickrode.
