{"id":4441,"date":"2023-11-26T15:09:36","date_gmt":"2023-11-26T20:09:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ceceliadowdy.com\/blog\/?p=4441"},"modified":"2023-11-26T15:09:40","modified_gmt":"2023-11-26T20:09:40","slug":"historic-havre-de-grace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/ceceliadowdy.com\/blog\/2023\/11\/historic-havre-de-grace\/","title":{"rendered":"Historic Havre de Grace"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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I hope all of you have had a wonderful Thanksgiving!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ours was pretty fantastic. We visited with relatives. My husband and I stayed at the historic Vandiver Inn in Havre de Grace, Maryland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Vandiver Inn is a mansion that was built by Murray Vandiver for his new wife, Annie Clayton Vandiver, in 1886. Murray was a banker, politician, & mayor of Havre de Grace Maryland. He also owned a lumber company.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I didn’t take any pictures of the main room of our suite. By the time I remembered, we’d already unpacked and tossed our stuff around the room – and it was too messy! \ud83d\ude0a<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is the adjoining room in our suite. It has a daybed, a fire place, a mirror, table & chairs, as well as a desk. That desk looked pretty old. The opening beneath it was so small that I could barely fit my legs underneath while I sat there!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Look at this cute little child-sized rocking chair in our room!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Vandiver Inn is a bed and breakfast. This is the dining room. I really like the stained glass window.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This is the outside of the inn. There are tables to sit and relax, and maybe enjoy a cup of coffee! It’s nice to visit historic places and learn more about the area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Share!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Please share your Thanksgiving photos & memories of the good times that you had! Email me!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I’m afraid I forgot to take pictures of the food. The only pic I have is of the sweet potato pie that I made.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We had turkey, stuffing, spicy greens with cabbage, mashed potatoes, gravy, ham, homemade dinner rolls, & cranberry sauce. Sweet potato pie & lemon pound cake for dessert!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On Black Friday, we went shopping with our son. He needed a new computer for school. The store was very crowded and busy. We dropped our son back to his college dorm on Saturday afternoon before we headed back home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Speaking of Thanksgiving and baking sweet potato pies – Jamal in Cinnamon Kisses<\/a> loves to bake. As a professional cruise-ship pastry chef he shares his passion by creating delicious desserts! A dreamer – he longs to own his own bakery. I think all of us can relate to Jamal. We might have dreams, and we’d love to see those dreams come true.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thanksgiving is the stepping-stone to Christmas. Christmas is a time for love, baking, and good times with family. It’s also a time to re-connect with old friends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cinnamon Kisses<\/a> is a sweet, delicious Christmas novel – it will warm your heart and soul during the holiday season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When Jamal returns home – he finds out that his mom is sick & struggling. He wants to help her and take care of her. Worried, he prays for his mom’s healing as he runs into Kelly, his first love.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kelly has always resented her overbearing father – and longs to escape from her home. She’s never lived on her own. She feels that it’s time to make some important changes in her life. She reconnects with Jamal. He’s like a breath of fresh air that brightens up her life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jamal has a problem, and it appears that Kelly is one of the few people who can help him to solve it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cinnamon Kisses<\/a>\u00a0is a novel that will tug at your heartstrings. If you’ve already read it, then purchase a copy for a friend!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Have a blessed week! If\/when you decorate your home for Christmas, please share pics! I love Christmas decorations!<\/em><\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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