I love the 4th of July! It’s one of my favorite holidays. I’ve said it before, several times, I love all things patriotic. Patriotic music always makes my chest swell with pride. Putting my hand over my heart during the national anthem reminds me of all the sacrifices our founding fathers endured so that we can have the freedoms we enjoy today.
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The 81-Year Grudge
Posted in blogging, friends, gratitude, Holidays, inspiration, Jansen Schmidt, motivation, positivity, resolutions, Vicksburg, weird, weird facts, writing, tagged 4th of July, celebrations, Civil War, Civil War history, culture, Dwight Eisenhower, grudges, heritage, history, holding a grudge, Independence Day, siege of Vicksburg, southern, southern lifestyle, southern way of life, US history on July 5, 2021| 2 Comments »
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 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…)
Independence Day in Vicksburg Mississippi
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| 7 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…)
When Life Throws You Challenges – Musings From an Exhausted Innkeeper
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…)
Let’s Shake Things Up A Bit
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…)
Fun With General Grant
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.
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