Posted in beach, Family, friends, gratitude, inspiration, Jansen Schmidt, travel, vacation, Vicksburg, writing, tagged hallowed ground, Hawaii, Honololu, monument, Pearl Harbor, Pearl Harbor Day, Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, sacred, tombs, USS Arizona, USS Utah, Valor, veterans, WWII on December 6, 2021| 6 Comments »
On this day, 80 years ago, 2,403 service members and civilians were killed during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Additionally, 1,178 people were injured. Two U.S. Navy battleships (the USS Arizona and the USS Utah) permanently sank. 88 aircraft were destroyed. On Aug. 23, 1994, the United States Congress designated Dec. 7 as National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day.
(more…)Posted in Autumn, Baer House Inn, blogging, books, eating, Family, food, friends, gratitude, Holidays, innkeeping, inspiration, Jansen Schmidt, love, pumpkins, reading, travel, vacation, Vicksburg, writing, tagged Cooking, family time, give thanks, holiday meal, holiday shopping, holidays, prayers, Shopping, thankful, Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving prayer, turkey on November 22, 2021| 7 Comments »
The holiday crush is upon us. It’s time to pack on the pounds and dole out the dollars. With a mad dash here and a mad dash there, here a dash, there a dash, everyday a dash, dash. In other words, it’s the holidays. November and December are always such special months of the year. But ultimately, the hustle and bustle culminates in the sharing of relaxed meals with loved ones and cozy nights by the fire.
Posted in Baer House Inn, Family, goals, humor, innkeeping, Jansen Schmidt, resolutions, success, weather, writing, tagged antebellum home, construction, fix-ups, home improvement, home ownership, home projects, home repairs, maintenance, math, old houses, renovations, repair man, wet rot on October 25, 2021| 6 Comments »
We live in an old house. 151 years old to be exact. It’s neat. It’s big. It’s drafty. It’s solid. It requires a lot of love and patience. It’s not perfect. But . . . it’s ours.
(more…)Posted in Baer House Inn, breakfast, eating, Family, food, humor, innkeeping, Jansen Schmidt, travel, vacation, Vicksburg, writing, tagged antique linens, breakfast, China dishes, crystal, crystal glasses, fancy table, free stuff, gifts, hand-me-downs, napkins, second-hand gifts, table settings on October 18, 2021| 6 Comments »
Sometimes it really is the smallest, simplest things that bring the most joy. Call me silly, but I was gifted with a box of old napkins from a woman here locally, and it just brought me so much joy. The lady said she was cleaning out drawers and cabinets from the house of a family member who had passed away and she uncovered dozens and dozens of old linens. Being a single lady herself, she had no use for that many napkins so she asked me if I could use them here at the inn.
(more…)Posted in beach, beauty products, blooms, books, cats, drinks, Family, food, Jansen Schmidt, pets, roses, writing, tagged Amber Romance spray, charcuterie, charcuterie boards, couscous, Dawn, Earl Grey tea, facial clay, facials, Fever-Tree, ginger beer, Healing Garden, insomnia, lavender tea, pasta, sprunch spray, tea, Victoria's Secret, zzzthearpy on September 27, 2021| 4 Comments »
Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens . . .
Posted in Baer House Inn, beer, drinks, eating, Family, food, friends, humor, innkeeping, Jansen Schmidt, laughter, writing, tagged alcoholic drinks, bars, bartending, beer, celebrations, cheers, cocktail menu, cocktails, drinking, happy hour, libations, raspberry rum mule, rum, toasting, toasts, what's for dinner, wine on September 20, 2021| 4 Comments »
Cheers! Huzzah! Mazel Tov! I’ll drink to that!
Americans have lots of expressions that accompany raising a glass and toasting something or other, be it a congratulatory tinking of crystal flutes to the bride and groom or clanking long-necked beer bottles to the father-to-be. Some have even been known to raise a glass in honor of a much-needed divorce being finalized or the good riddance of a bad boss. Either way, celebrating with alcohol is a very common and popular practice. One I highly condone, but please use moderation when imbibing. And NEVER drive afterward.
(more…)Posted in Baer House Inn, blogging, Family, friends, innkeeping, inspiration, Jansen Schmidt, love, motivation, positivity, resolutions, writing, tagged assumptions, first impressions, forgive, forgiveness, judging, judgmental, kindness, odd people, patience, patient, people, perceptions, physical appearance, second chances, self-esteem, unworthy, worthy on September 13, 2021| 6 Comments »
Do you ever look at a person and immediately formulate an opinion about them, be it by their clothes, their hair, their tattoos, etc.? It’s easy to do. It’s easy to look at someone and decide right then and there that there is something wrong with them or something unpleasant enough that you want to keep your distance. But is there really something wrong with them? Are they really unpleasant to be around? Does their pink hair really mean they’re starved for attention? Do their whole-body tattoos mean they have low self-esteem? Does their revealing clothing really mean they have loose morals? Maybe. Probably not. But, if you don’t look deeper, you’ll never find out.
(more…)Posted in Baer House Inn, Family, food, friends, gratitude, humor, innkeeping, Jansen Schmidt, money, positivity, success, travel, Vicksburg, weather, writing, tagged bad luck, Baer House, displaced, electricity, evacuation, evacuees, good luck, haven, Hurricane Ida, hurricanes, innkeeping, Louisiana, lucky, Mississippi, no electricity, running water, safe place, storm damage, storm shelter, utilities on September 6, 2021| 8 Comments »
The best advice, when life hands you lemons, is to make lemonade. Not always an easy thing to do. Well, I’ve been handed some lemons. Lots of lemons. Cancellations have been flooding in – AGAIN. Between school starting, this new covid variant, and threats of violent weather, people were opting not to travel to Vicksburg. August is usually our month of European travelers. But, we all know they are still forbidden to travel to the US. So . . . . here we sit. Again. With a houseful of empty rooms and a lap full of lemons.
(more…)Posted in Baer House Inn, blogging, eating, Family, food, friends, humor, innkeeping, Jansen Schmidt, travel, vacation, Vicksburg, weather, writing, tagged bad weather, evacuations, flooding, hurricane, Hurricane Ida, hurricanes, Ida, natural disasters, rain, storm preparations, storms, tropical storm on August 30, 2021| 13 Comments »
It’s Sunday afternoon and I’m sitting in my office looking outside wondering why more people aren’t out enjoying this picture-perfect day. It is absolutely gorgeous out right now. Sunny, not too hot, light breeze out of the south. It’s delightful porch-sitting, iced tea sipping weather. Except for that darned old weather forecast, I’d say it’s a downright perfect day. Hurricane? What hurricane?
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