Posted in authors, bull riding, Family, Fiction, friends, Jansen Schmidt, love, reading, romance, sports, success, writing, tagged Ashley Schafer, barrel horses, barrel racing, first book, heroines, horse training, horses, imaginary friends, ranch life, rodeo, rodeo life, romance novel, roping, team roping on August 27, 2018| 8 Comments »
As writers we spend a lot of time with our fictional characters. They become our invisible friends. We talk to them and we talk about them. We imagine what their life was like before our story begins. Sometimes, like in my case, we imagine what they do after the book ends. It’s just something we do.
Posted in beach, blooms, breakfast, bucket list, cruise, drinks, driving, Family, Fiction, food, friends, Holidays, humor, Jansen Schmidt, travel, writing, tagged 50 states, funny, funny video, ice cream, knowledge, laws, road trip, states laws, strange stuff, stupid rules, traveling, United States, vacation, weird laws on August 20, 2018| 4 Comments »
I’m getting ready to go on a very much needed vacation. By now most of you know how the past few months have gone for me, so this is truly a needed get-away. I’ve been anticipating this trip for quite some time and it is finally time to start packing.
Posted in authors, blogging, breakfast, chocolate, dessert, desserts, dieting, drinks, Fiction, food, humor, Jansen Schmidt, pumpkins, redneck, soup, writing, tagged cheese fudge, eating, fried food, fudge, gross foods, Kalen Reacts, ketchup, ketchup cake, mayonnaise, mustard, peanut butter, shoelaces, Twix, Twix salad, weird food, Youtube food on August 6, 2018| 11 Comments »
Let’s talk about food today shall we? Here in the south people like to fry stuff. My husband and I often joke that if someone fried shoelaces, people would eat them. If you go to a restaurant and you want shrimp or chicken on your salad you MUST specify that you want it grilled NOT fried, because otherwise, you’re getting the fried version. And every restaurant serves fried chicken and fried catfish. Every. Single. One. Fried chicken. Fried catfish. (more…)
Posted in authors, blogging, Fiction, friends, humor, Jansen Schmidt, reading, success, words, writers, writing, tagged attachments, computer folders, computer search, computers, documents, email, email attachments, getting older, internet, karma, losing stuff, lost documents, lost items, missing documents, random, searching on July 23, 2018| 10 Comments »
I know I’m getting older and my memory isn’t what it used to be. But, I try to be careful in my daily dealings. I’m not inclined to forget things if I write them down, but it still happens. I’m a list maker so I don’t forget to accomplish certain chores that must get done. And I’m not one to lose things. (more…)
Posted in blogging, dogs, Fiction, food, friends, health, humor, Jansen Schmidt, weather, writing, tagged baking, chief, chiefs, curiosities, hot dog buns, hot dogs, humor, humorous, meteorologist, oddball things, rainfall amounts, random, sweet bread, vanilla, weird stuff on July 16, 2018| 8 Comments »
Have you ever seen, heard, contemplated something that made you scratch your head? Perhaps you looked, listened, contemplated again and still couldn’t figure it out? Something that made you question: Why is that? Well I don’t know about you, but I do this on a significantly frequent basis. (more…)
Posted in Family, Fiction, food, friends, health, humor, Jansen Schmidt, resolutions, success, words, writing, tagged antibiotics, breast cancer, cancer, chemotherapy, flu, healing, medications, nerves, neuropathy, post-chemo, shots, sickness, treatments on July 9, 2018| 14 Comments »
As most of you probably already know, this past October I was diagnosed with Stage 1 breast cancer. Stage 1 doesn’t sound too scary but, Stage 1 is still cancer. Stage 1 still means, surgery, chemotherapy, radiation and a plethora of prescription medications. Stage 1 still means many, many weeks of treatment and healing. Stage 1 means extra bi-annual exams and tests. (more…)
Posted in authors, Baer House Inn, beach, beer, blogging, books, breakfast, costumes, drinks, Family, Fiction, food, friends, Holidays, humor, innkeeping, Vicksburg, writing, tagged 4th of July, American Civil War, book signing, books, Breakfast with the generals, celebration, Civil War, fireworks, history, Independence Day, John C. Pemberton, McRaven Tour Home, Old Courthouse Museum, siege of Vicksburg, Ulysses S. Grant, WWII on July 2, 2018| 6 Comments »
So here we are on the cusp of another Independence Day holiday. For most folks this simply means a day off with pay. For some it means a full day of work at time and a half wages. For others it means a trip to the lake, the mountains, or the backyard swimming pool. It often includes BBQ, iced cold beer, ice cream and other yummy backyard cuisine. (more…)
Posted in authors, beach, beer, blogging, Caribbean, costumes, cruise, Disney, Disney World, Family, Fiction, food, friends, Holidays, humor, Jansen Schmidt, vacation, Walt Disney World, writing, tagged beach house, cancer, cancer free, Castaway Cay, celebration, cruising, destinations, Disney cruise, dragon, dragon float, fire-breathing dragon, Halloween, halloween party, headless horseman, hitchhiking ghosts, mountain cabin, parade, second home, summer, summer vacation, Thugo, traveling on June 25, 2018| 12 Comments »
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I often hear, “You’re going to Disney World again? Didn’t you just go last year (or in June, or January, etc.)?” My response is always the same, “Yes, we did and yes we’re going again.” You want to know why? I’ll tell you. It’s fun!! I love Disney World. We always know we’re going to have an excellent experience, good food, clean rooms, quiet pools (we know the ones to visit), free transportation and much more. It’s money well spent (in our opinion). (more…)
Posted in authors, blogging, dieting, Disney World, drinks, Family, Fiction, food, friends, humor, Jansen Schmidt, singing, success, words, writers, writing, tagged apples, celery, chewing gum, Coca Cola, Cooking, cows, dieting, dreaming, dreams, Friday the 13th, gorillas, hiccups, humming, lightning, nonsense, onions, pigs, red lights, sharks, sneezing, snoring, struck by lightning, traffic lights, trivia, walking, weird facts on June 18, 2018| 10 Comments »
Hello blog friends. Because I know how much each and every one of you enjoys wasting spending a few minutes each Monday here at the Edge of Eternity, today I bring to you another installment of weird facts. You’re welcome. Now grab your coffee, Mountain Dew, iced tea, bottled water, wine, or whatever beverage you prefer, sit back, put your feet up and enjoy the silliness. (more…)
Posted in Baer House Inn, blogging, breakfast, Family, Fiction, food, friends, humor, innkeeping, Jansen Schmidt, writing, tagged antiques, B & B's, bad form, Baer House, Baer House Inn, broken lamp, broken things, candy, candy wrappers, complaining, etiquette, ice makers, laziness, manners, porch sitting, porches, stairs, Victorian houses on June 11, 2018| 12 Comments »
I’ve blogged before about oddball things that have happened here at the Baer House Inn. In fact, just a couple of weeks ago you learned of my weird napkin findings. And, I’ll reiterate that most guests are very polite and respectful of my house and my things. But, there are a few things that people do that are just, well in bad form. What are those things, you ask? Well, I’ll tell you. (more…)
