A Clever Website!

HEMA is a Dutch department store. The first store opened on November 4, 1926, in Amsterdam. Now there are 150 stores all over the Netherlands. HEMA also has stores in Belgium, Luxemburg, and Germany. In June of this year, HEMA was sold to British investment company Lion Capital.

Take a look at HEMA's product page. You can't order anything and it's in Dutch but wait a couple of seconds and watch what happens. This company has a sense of humor and a great web developer. I thought you might enjoy it! :)

http://producten.hema.nl/

Photos in Vicksburg Post!

C. Chris Collins of Vicksburg used a Celestron 11-inch telescope and a Canon 20D camera to snap this photo of the International Space Station with the space shuttle attached, in the center of the photo, as it crossed in front of the moon on March 16.

My photo of the world's largest river cruise ship the American Queen going under the two bridges here at Vicksburg last Tuesday, made this Sunday's paper. I had originally posted it here on Wednesday March 19th. This makes the third one that The Vicksburg Post has published of my photos. Vicksburg readers can send in photos that are current and of interest to the public, either because of their subject matter or their oddity, or the photographic skill shown. Needless to say, I was really happy and humbled to see it. Also, beside my picture was an awesome one of the moon/space shuttle shown above. This is a sweetthing!

PS: Again, my thanks Rex!

Easter Obituary

~A Blessed Easter~

Heading for Higher Ground

Cows graze at the levee under Mississippi 465, between Eagle Lake and Chotard Landing Resort. Much of the animals' grazing land north of the highway is covered with water.

The Mississippi River is continuing to cause widespread flooding in northern states and create steady rises here in Vicksburg. Some residents are being forced to move to higher ground while others prepare for an evacuation they hope from which to be spared. On Friday, the river at Vicksburg rose to 39.1 feet, an increase of 0.7 feet from the previous day. Flood stage at the city is 43 feet. The river is forecast to rise above flood stage Wednesday, and crest at 46 feet on April 5. A flood warning has been issued by the National Weather Service for the lower Mississippi River region, including Vicksburg.

The City Street Department crews are installing the steel framework for panels that, if necessary, can be used to close the flood wall that separates Horizon Casino's parking lot and the Yazoo River Diversion Canal. Flooding is expecting north and south of town in the low lying areas. We do have a flood walls in front of the city which sits high on top of a bluff overlooking the Yazoo River Diversion Canal. Actually, the floodwall goes so far and stops right at the entrance into the Mississippi River. We have three casino boats that sit in cofferdams so when the water rises the boat will rise with it. The rising water is NOT a sweetthing!

UP, UP AND AWAY

Madison Manning, 11, of Laurel, reaches for headphones after he and his mother, Donna Manning, boarded a blimp at Vicksburg Municipal Airport Friday. The two took a one-hour tour of the area in the blimp which has circled Warren County's skies all week. The trip was sponsored by the Believe in Tomorrow Children's Foundation, which provides services to families of critically ill children such as Madison, who has cystic fibrosis. The blimp, which bears the name AVICTA complete cotton seed treatment, is 132 feet long, holds 70,000 cubic feet of helium and travels at 25-30 mph. It was piloted by Bret Viets. This is a sweetthing!

On The Hunt-Turkey Time!

Jacob Hoffman, 11, shot his first turkey in Claiborne County March 9. The gobbler had an 8 1/2-inch beard with 1 1/8-inch spurs. Hoffman used a 20-gauge shotgun.

Ron Bernier got his massive three-bearded turkey while hunting near Flowers. The turkey's longest beard was 9 1/2 inches, the second measured 6 inches and the third was 5 1/4 inches. The spurs were 1 1/8 inches long, and the gobbler weighed just over 20 pounds. Congratulations to both Jacob and Ron hunting in our great outdoors!

Happy Easter!

"A true friend is someone who thinks

you are a good egg

even though they know

you are slightly cracked."

“Have a Happy Easter Everyone!”

Photos by Post Readers

Nine-year-old Jesse Fuller captured this American gold finch waiting for its time at a bird feeder.

Martha Hall didn't even have to leave her bedroom near the Mississippi River to snap this photo of a gobbler that has appeared more than once, pecking on the glass and studying his reflection.

A row of ducks makes its way across a lake across the Landings Apartments in north Warren County. The photo was taken by Sandy Bristow.

Howard Tatum found this shot of a beautiful pileated woodpecker on Tiffentown Road.

These photos were submitted to The Vicksburg Post for publication by readers. Here are four pictures of birds in our great outdoors that I wanted to share with you today.

It's Backkkkkkkk!!!

In yesterday's paper was the advertisement for the blimp again, so I figured I would see it today. I heard earlier on the radio it was flying over the city. Later I had an errand to run and there it was up in the sky. After I got back from my errand I took our peek-a-poo (Katie) out and then decided to put up our Easter flag. I heard a strange noise and looked up and there is was. I actually had my camera with me and ready. I think this time I got a great picture of it as it passed over our home. This is a sweetthing!

Animator vs. Animation

This must have been made my a computer nerd or a GENIUS - Just click on the link below, click on play, then leave the mouse alone, sit back and enjoy a piece of creative brilliance!
Animator vs. Animation

American Queen In Town

Yesterday, while at the doctor's office for Bob, the doctor said he had went up to one of two parking garages we have downtown on the upper level and took a picture of the paddle wheel American Queen. I was also excited about it being in town. I love boats especially when the American Queen, Delta Queen or the Mississippi Queen dock here at the waterfront. It is truly a Mississippi Journey! Usually there are big tour buses that take the tourist to the Vicksburg National Military Park. Some of the tourist would rather take in the sites of our newly renovated downtown district walking the bricks. After the doctor's appointment, Bob and I drove down to the waterfront to see the American Queen and could hear the calliope playing. It is a huge boat and with the water up it was real close to the floodwall. I knew it would be leaving about 5:30 so I headed to the lookout over the Mississippi River. Actually, I did not know if it was going north or south. I was excited to see it coming out of the Yazoo Diverson Canal headed south going to Natchez, MS, on its way to New Orleans, LA. It was quite windy yesterday with winds picking up to 30 miles per hour and was difficult to stand still and hold the camera. Here are two of six pictures I took of the American Queen. Noticed the "feathered" smoke stacks laying down. That is for a reason so it can get under the two bridges. The older bridge with the flag flying is old Highway 80 and the newer bridge is Interstate Highway 20. To the left is a parking lot that is being added on to Ameristar Casino. We have Horizon by the waterfront, Black Diamond, Ameristar and Rainbow Casinos. Another casino is now being built between AmeriStar and Rainbow. Charming, Just Charming!

Why Dispatchers and Cops Drink

LAW ENFORCEMENTS!

Mystery Solved on Blimp

This big add was in Sunday's paper about the zepplen/blimp that I posted here on my blog this past Sunday. It was an advertiment on Avicta. I wondered why there was no mentioned of it in Monday's paper.....Now I know! Duh!

In Memory

My mother, Evelyn Anne Mason Love, who past away on

March 17, 1979.

Happy St. Patricks Day

St. Patricks Day Comments -

All You Need to Know About Life

You Can Learn from a Leprechaun...

Life is too short for long faces.

When you’re happy — sing.

When you’re sad —sing louder!

Expect magic to happen, and it will.

If you can’t find a rainbow, paint your own.

The word “impossible” is NOT an Irish word.

Never walk so tall that you can’t see the “wee folk.”

If you’re feeling blue, wear lots of green and think hopeful thoughts.

No one ever outgrows the need for warm hugs, special dreams,

or a wee bit of mischief.

Quit trying to catch a leprechaun, and just BE one!

Have a Happy-go-lucky St. Patrick’s Day!

Zeppelin in Town

This afternoon Bob and I went to McDonald's for an ice creme cone and was driving on the frontage road when Bob spotted a zeppelin. It came across I-20 headed south. I decided to go back to the house and grab my camera since we were only 2 miles from the house. I jumped back in the truck and headed towards the lookout over the MS River. Took a picture of it and it looked like it was headed north towards town. So I took off towards town but saw it turn again in the opposite direction, so I just went back to the house. Bob had stayed at the house because our next door neighbor was coming over to visit us. When I got back home I showed Bob and Tricia (our neighbor) the pictures I took of the zeppelin. Tricia then went to our back door and said I hear it and looked up and saw it going overhead. I grabbed my camera again for another shot as it went over our house. I haven't seen one of these since I was real young but it had flown much lower. It was pretty cool to see one fly over our city since you don't see one of these everyday!

This is a sweetthing!

An 11 Year Old Singer!

Hard to believe so young with so much talent..The BEST!

A Mississippi Sign

"Now here’s a really blunt statement found on a sign outside a Mississippi muffler shop.”
Charming, Just Charming!

It's The Disco Jig!

Here is a writeup of my husband, Bob Phillips, doing the disco jig, that was in The Vicksburg Post this morning! Now I know what he does at Some Place Special when he leaves home for five hours a day! Looks like he is really enjoying himself. Go Bob Go!

Oscar Qualls, 52, back, Annie Taylor, 82, and Bob Phillips, 66, disco dance Friday during the St. Patrick's Day party for retirees at the Purks YMCA. The program included lunch with corned beef and cabbage, carrot cake and a variety of green-sprinkled, shamrock-shaped cookies. Pam Smith, Vicksburg Chamber of Commerce Retirement Development director, said the event has grown in its two years to 75 people participating Friday. Three local agencies YMCA's Active Older Adults, Some Place Special and Vicksburg Senior Center collaborated to sponsor the party. This is a sweetthing!

A Crayola Artist

Don Marco ~ The Master Crayola Artist

Don Marco was born in Northern Minnesota in the late 1920's. His interest in art was evident even before starting school. As a young adult in the Army Air Corp, he began his life's career in Air Traffic Control, which continued until his retirement from Honolulu International Airport in 1973. Much of his spare time was spent as a professional artist. Before retirement, Don started developing a technique to create fine art, using Crayola Crayons. Shortly after retiring, he published his first print. Living in Southern California, his work was in demand, including commissions from Burt Reynolds and a one-man show at his Dinner Theater in Florida.
Hard to imagine these are done with crayons! What talent! Charming, Just Charming!

Top to Bottom - John Wayne, Bear Bull, Geronimo, James Arness, an Elk and Burt Reynolds