Posted in Autumn, Baer House Inn, blogging, books, eating, Family, food, friends, gratitude, Holidays, innkeeping, inspiration, Jansen Schmidt, love, pumpkins, reading, travel, vacation, Vicksburg, writing, tagged Cooking, family time, give thanks, holiday meal, holiday shopping, holidays, prayers, Shopping, thankful, Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving prayer, turkey on November 22, 2021| 8 Comments »
The holiday crush is upon us. It’s time to pack on the pounds and dole out the dollars. With a mad dash here and a mad dash there, here a dash, there a dash, everyday a dash, dash. In other words, it’s the holidays. November and December are always such special months of the year. But ultimately, the hustle and bustle culminates in the sharing of relaxed meals with loved ones and cozy nights by the fire.
Posted in Autumn, Baer House Inn, blogging, books, breakfast, Family, food, friends, Holidays, innkeeping, Jansen Schmidt, positivity, pumpkins, travel, Vicksburg, writing, tagged don't stay home, family, friends, gatherings, holiday traveling, holidays, nuts, peace, peaceful, positive, positive vibes, Thanksgiving, traveling, visiting, visits on November 23, 2020| 6 Comments »
Folks, I’m too exhausted and depressed to compose a witty or well-thought-out post this week. So I’ll leave you with this thought.
My heartfelt wish for you is a happy and peaceful thanksgiving, (hopefully with your loved ones despite the damned CDC.)
Word of the Day: Miniver / minever
Fun fact about me: I love almost every kind of nut.
Original post by Jansen Schmidt, November 2020. Images by Google and Pexels.
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Posted in Autumn, dessert, desserts, Family, food, friends, Holidays, humor, Jansen Schmidt, pumpkins, sports, travel, watching tv, writing, tagged America, American history, first Thanksgiving, history, holiday traveling, Mayflower, Minnesota, parade, pilgrims, Puritans, Santa Claus, slow down, Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving Day Parade, time, travel, traveling, venison, Wampanoag on November 25, 2019| 8 Comments »
Well, here we are again people. Thanksgiving and the cusp of the holiday gift-giving, shopping, binge eating season. It’s true what my parents always used to say, time goes by too quickly. Slow down and enjoy life.
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 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…)
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.
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.
Posted in authors, blogging, Family, food, friends, Holidays, humor, Jansen Schmidt, love, pumpkins, resolutions, words, writers, writing, tagged BBQ turkey, gravy, prayer, stuffing, thank you, Thanksgiving, turkey on November 24, 2014| 20 Comments »
Fun fact about me: I like BBQ’ed turkey best.
Word of the day: Negritude
Original post by Jansen Schmidt.
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