The Carriage House is pleased to announce that Jim Taylor will be performing this Saturday night fireside at the Carriage House Bed and Breakfast. Jim, an acoustic guitar player, will be singing folk hits from the 1960s and 1970s such as the Beatles, the Mamas and the Papas, and George Strait. We plan to host this event by the fire pit in the Garden Courtyard but if the weather does not cooperate, we will all sit by the fireplace in the warm and cozy parlor. So grab your favorite winter drink and join us for a sing along by the fire this Saturday, Feb 8th at 7pm.
Have you ever wanted to hear Diamond Bessie tell her own version of what happened to her when she was murdered? Ever been curious as to what those last few minutes were like on the Mittie Stephens as it caught fire and sank in Caddo Lake. This Saturday, April 20 from 5pm to 7pm, come on down to Oakwood Cemetery and watch four vignettes from some of this historic graveyard’s most famous residents. A donation of $10 per person is being requested and the tour should take an hour.
One of the questions we often get is “When is the best time of year to see the wildlife on Caddo Lake?” The answer is right now. In fact both Spring and Fall are the best times of year to see the wildlife on Caddo Lake.
When the nights are cool and the days are warm, the gators, turtles and other critters are pulling themselves out of the water to warm themselves. You can often see them laying on the beaches and felled trees sunning themselves. The handsome gentleman in the picture is a well known local named “Fraidy Cat”.
The birds are changing out season right now as well. The Winter birds are flying north again and the Summer birds are just arriving. In early spring, many of the animals are waking up from their long winter naps and are hungry and frisky. It is a busy active time in the swamps of Caddo Lake!!
If you are interested in getting up and close with nature, just give us a call at 903-655-9511. We can suggest several different types of tours on Caddo Lake. One is sure to be just the adventure you are seeking.
Jefferson will celebrate the 2013 Mardi Gras Season, February 8-10th. Come enjoy all of the festivities at one of Texas’s oldest Mardi Gras celbrations. There will be bandstands set up all over the Historic Riverfront District, beer gardens, Mardi Gras parties and vendors. The Carriage House Bed and Breakfast is on both Saturday’s Grand Parade and Sunday’s Children’s Parade route. Come watch all of the celebrations right from our wrap-around porch. We’ll save you a piece of King Cake!!
If you are still looking for a room, call us at 903-665-9511
A few weeks back, I was proud to have Bob Griffin, his beautiful wife Denise, and their dog Sport come and spend a few days with me here at the Carriage House. For those of you not in the Shreveport TV air space, Bob is the weekend anchor on KTBS, Channel 3. Before his tenure with Channel 3, he was with KSLA Channel 12 also in the Shreveport area.
Bob never stops working and his passion for what he does was evident during his stay here. He is a “news man” at his very heart.
He put together a 3 minute video on the Carriage House and all the things he enjoyed about his stay. He was most impressed with our pet friendly accommodations and the fact that you can walk to just about anywhere from right here at the Carriage House.
I hope you enjoy this video. Here ya go!!! Enjoy!!
COME ONE, COME ALL, FOR A GREAT TIME, SATURDAY, MARCH 17, 2012, 6:00-10:00 PM TO CELEBRATE ST. PATRICK’S DAY!
AS ONLY JEFFERSON CAN DO, AN OLD FASHIONED IRISH SING ALONG, AUTHENTIC IRISH MUSIC, IRISH BUFFET, AND GREEN BEER! LIVE MUSIC THROUGHOUT THE EVENING WITH A SILENT AUCTION, THE CARNEGIE LIBRARY BALLROOM.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:
5:45-6:30 – IRISH MUSIC FOR GATHERING FEATURING
TOM MOSS AND JOHN NANCE
6:30-7:00 – AUTHENTIC IRISH MUSIC FEATURING
TOM MOSS AND JOHN NANCE
7:00-7:30 – TRADITIONAL IRISH SING-ALONG
7:30-8:30 – IRISH BUFFET, DINNER MUSIC BY DAN SMELSER
8:30 – CLOSE SILENT AUCTION
8:30-10 – MUSIC FOR DANCING & RELAXING BY DAN SMELSER
PLEASE PLAN TO ATTEND FOR A FUN FILLED EVENING. THIS IS ALL FOR A CHARGE OF $25.OO PER PERSON. YOU MAY ALSO BRING YOUR OWN REFRESHMENT OF YOUR CHOICE.
We will be painting a Caddo scene. Stop by the Bakery to see an example of “Ron’s Caddo”!!
A team of art instructors will guide you using a “patent pending” teaching method which streamlines classical and traditional techniques allowing novice painters to have a good time and be amazed at what they can accomplish in just a few hours.
All supplies furnished.
Chicken and Sausage Gumbo will be served.
Bring your own wine or drink of choice (tea provided)
One of the challenges you have when you live in the swamps and wetlands of East Texas are Mosquitoes. We grow ’em big here and when when they bite, you know it. It is a shame too! So many pretty nights our guests here at the Carriage House Bed and Breakfast have been ran back inside from the pests.
We have tried everything to combat them. After looking on a pest extermination vaughan site we burned citronella candles. We ran the little Off fans and finally we just started putting cans of bug spray around the property for the guests to use. Nothing says a romantic evening, then the smell of DEET.
So last summer, I began a campaign to get a bat house.
According to pest control appleton wi there are 32 native species of bats here in Texas, and as we all know, they LOVE to eat mosquitoes. In fact, the Little Brown Bat can eat between 500 and 1000 mosquitos an HOUR!!
So for Christmas, Santa brought me a bat house and today Santa put it up for me. It is outside the Ruth Lester room in the Garden Courtyard. We positioned it in a place where the bats would be happy roosting and our guests can watch them at dusk.
It is hard to believe but Mardi Gras is only but a few weeks away and Jefferson is already getting it’s green, gold, and purple on. Even the Carriage House is decorated in it’s holiday finery!
Jefferson, Texas being an old riverport town where paddlewheelers out of New Orleans would dock, has it’s very own Krewe…the Krewe of Hebe. Mardi Gras will be a weekend of parades, live music, and parties.
If you need something to whet your appetite for all of this year’s fun, check out the video from last year’s Mardi Gras Upriver above.
So the video creating kick is still going on here at The Carriage House Bed and Breakfast. Yesterday I created a video of the New Year’s Eve Ball at Jefferson’s Carnegie Library. Today, I spent all morning working on a video showcasing the beautiful and ethereal Caddo Lake. I hope y’all enjoy all of the amazing photography!!
The Carriage House is pleased to announce that Jim Taylor will be performing this Saturday night fireside at the Carriage House Bed and Breakfast. Jim, an acoustic guitar player, will be singing folk hits from the 1960s and 1970s such as the Beatles, the Mamas and the Papas, and George Strait. We plan to host this event by the fire pit in the Garden Courtyard but if the weather does not cooperate, we will all sit by the fireplace in the warm and cozy parlor. So grab your favorite winter drink and join us for a sing along by the fire this Saturday, Feb 8th at 7pm.
