I’m not sure if you’ve seen this graphic (below) or not. I first saw it on Facebook, read it – twice – and thought: “Wow, there’s so much truth in this.” It’s so often the little things in life that determine the kind of person you really are. How we perform certain tasks, if at all, says a lot about how we may or may not treat people or perform other tasks. Or just approach life in general. Little hidden meanings surround all the little things we do.
(more…)Archive for the ‘April’ Category
Life Lessons In Unexpected Places
Posted in April, blogging, Family, friends, goals, gratitude, inspiration, Jansen Schmidt, motivation, positivity, resolutions, Shopping, success, writing, tagged doing the right thing, habits, integrity, learn by example, life lessons, parenting, shopping carts, teaching on April 18, 2022| 10 Comments »
Phantom Reviews
Posted in April, Baer House Inn, blogging, breakfast, eating, food, humor, innkeeping, Jansen Schmidt, laughter, Paranormal, super powers, travel, vacation, Vicksburg, weird, writing, tagged alias, baffling, creepy, doorbell, ghosts, guest book, guest reviews, guests, haunted, haunted house, innkeeper, names, odd, odd stuff, phantom, pranks, skeptics, tricks on May 3, 2021| 8 Comments »
Being an innkeeper is not without its challenges. Or its rewards. And sometimes its not without its surprises. I have to admit, not much surprises me these days. I’m a true skeptic, believing nothing I hear and only half of what I see. It’s hard to impress me. It’s hard to scare me. It’s hard to surprise me. It’s hard to convince me. But sometimes . . . .
(more…)2020 Was Just The Appetizer
Posted in April, Baer House Inn, beach, Birthdays, dessert, desserts, eating, Family, food, friends, Holidays, humor, innkeeping, Jansen Schmidt, laughter, spring break, travel, vacation, Valentine's Day, Vicksburg, weather, writing, tagged appetizers, cold, freezing, freezing temperatures, gross foods, Groundhog, ice, ice storm, icy roads, main course, meals, snow, spring, strange food, sunshine, winter on February 22, 2021| 6 Comments »
I think we can all agree that 2020 was not the year any of us expected it to be. Unless the conspiracy theorists are right and somebody did viciously release the coronavirus on purpose, then that person(s) had an epic year. But, it for sure was a pretty crappy year for the majority of the populace.
Reaping The Rewards of Quarantine
Posted in April, authors, Baer House Inn, blogging, books, Family, Fiction, food, friends, goals, gratitude, health, humor, innkeeping, Jansen Schmidt, On Hallowed Ground, positivity, reading, romance, travel, tv, Vicksburg, watching tv, writers, writing, tagged baking, books, closed, Cooking, declutter, freedom, games, internet, quarantine, reality, relax, relaxing, rewards, self-isolation, sleep, sleeping, staying home, technology on April 27, 2020| 10 Comments »
I don’t know how long it’s been for you folks, but here at Casa Baer we’ve going into our seventh week of self-isolation. According to our Governor and our Mayor, it looks like we’ve got at least two more to go before “we re-evaluate.” I’m hoping that by the second week of May we’ll be able to enter Phase I and start to see some movement toward “normal,” around here. What that means for my business remains to be seen, but I’m hopeful I’ll be able to welcome guests again in the near future. I’m hoping for June, but only time will tell. Right now I’m an innkeeper with nothing to keep. (more…)
Research and Substitutions – Making The Most of What You’ve Got
Posted in April, Baer House Inn, books, breakfast, dancing, dessert, desserts, Family, Fiction, food, friends, goals, gratitude, health, humor, innkeeping, inspiration, Jansen Schmidt, On Common Ground, On Hallowed Ground, positivity, soup, success, weird, writing, tagged Cooking, dinner, food, food staples, freezer, frozen food, grocery list, grocery store, inventory, leftovers, lunch, mac & cheese, make do, pantry, quarantine, Ramen noodles, recipes, salad, staples, stay home, substitutions, turkey on April 20, 2020| 10 Comments »
Our local leaders advised us last week to try to stay home for just one entire week. Don’t go anywhere, including the grocery store. We were strongly encouraged to NOT go anywhere unless it was an absolute emergency. We were given a 2-day notice that law enforcement was going to be cracking down on folks just randomly out and about. I’m not really sure how they intended to actually police that, but I did my best to comply. (more…)
I’ve Got Cats – They’re Multiplying
Posted in April, Baer House Inn, Family, food, friends, humor, innkeeping, Jansen Schmidt, pets, resolutions, weird, writing, tagged animals, babies, baby animals, cat food, cats, feral cats, kittens, newborn babies, pet adoptions, porches, runt, runts, suckers, surprises, tomcats on April 13, 2020| 10 Comments »
I’m not really a cat person. Never have been. There’s just something kind of creepy about cats. I think it’s their eyes. Or the way they think they own the world. I don’t know, I’ve just never felt a connection with a cat the way I have with dogs or horses or baby goats.
Silver Linings (Part 2) with links for free books
Posted in Amazon.com, anthology, April, authors, blogging, books, Family, Fiction, Free book, friends, grammar, gratitude, health, Jansen Schmidt, Loucinda McGary, love, On Hallowed Ground, positivity, reading, romance, short story, success, words, writers, writing, tagged adventure stories, free, free books, isolation, Kindle, Kobo, love stories, Nook, quarantine, reading, romantic suspense, silver linings, social distancing on April 2, 2020| Leave a Comment »
On Monday I blogged about the silver linings I’ve been finding as a result of this shelter-in-place stuff. I mentioned free books in that post. This reminder post included the link for the free and deeply discounted books. Thanks for indulging me twice this week.
My husband and I are going into week 3 of semi-isolation. My husband’s employer mandated that the casino and hotel where he works shut completely down on March 16th. Since then he’s been back twice to finish up a couple of unfinished tasks, but the place is basically abandoned. Only the security crew has to stay on property during the shut down. The Baer House, too has been pretty darn quiet. We’re not on lock down, but nobody’s traveling. We have been getting daily cancellations since the second week of March. We currently have no reservations at the inn until the very first part of June. (more…)
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