Posted in authors, awards, blogging, books, drinks, Family, food, friends, goals, gratitude journal, health, Holidays, humor, innkeeping, Jansen Schmidt, resolutions, success, travel, vacation, writers, writing, tagged clean-up, fallen tree, found items, good deeds, honor, integrity, left behind, lost items, mail, packages, returning things, silent deeds, thank you on December 10, 2018| 10 Comments »
I’m sure we’ve all heard this philosophical question at some point in our lives: If a tree falls in the forest, does it make any sound? There are arguments for those in the yes camp and arguments for those in the no camp. Is anybody right? I suppose we’ll never know.
Posted in Family, Fiction, food, friends, health, Holidays, humor, innkeeping, Jansen Schmidt, mowing lawn, travel, Uncategorized, vacation, writing, tagged delivery drivers, drivers, employers, FedEx, garbage pick-up, gifts, housekeeping, minimum wage, money, post office, random, restaurants, salary, tipping, tips, UPS, USPS, wages, wait staff, waiters on December 3, 2018| 8 Comments »
I recently had a very intellectual debate with myself about the whole phenomenon known as tipping. Now, I’ve always believed that tipping should be done when service is over and above what might “normally” be expected. Except, of course, restaurant servers, I tip them regardless of their service because I know that they only get paid like $2 an hour and they rely on tips to even make a living. And that is where I run into a problem. (more…)
Posted in Autumn, Baer House Inn, blogging, costumes, Family, food, friends, Halloween, Holidays, humor, innkeeping, Jansen Schmidt, words, writers, writing, tagged cakes, costumes, creepy cakes, cute cakes, decorating, decorations, halloween party, holiday decorations, jack o'lantern, pumpkin carving, pumpkins, trick or treating on October 29, 2018| 9 Comments »
Hello and happy Monday awesome followers! We’re right on the cusp of another Halloween. While we didn’t carve pumpkins this year, we did decorate the inn just a bit. Not too much, just a few things here and there.
Posted in beach, blooms, breakfast, bucket list, cruise, drinks, driving, Family, Fiction, food, friends, Holidays, humor, Jansen Schmidt, travel, writing, tagged 50 states, funny, funny video, ice cream, knowledge, laws, road trip, states laws, strange stuff, stupid rules, traveling, United States, vacation, weird laws on August 20, 2018| 4 Comments »
I’m getting ready to go on a very much needed vacation. By now most of you know how the past few months have gone for me, so this is truly a needed get-away. I’ve been anticipating this trip for quite some time and it is finally time to start packing.
Posted in authors, Baer House Inn, beach, beer, blogging, books, breakfast, costumes, drinks, Family, Fiction, food, friends, Holidays, humor, innkeeping, Vicksburg, writing, tagged 4th of July, American Civil War, book signing, books, Breakfast with the generals, celebration, Civil War, fireworks, history, Independence Day, John C. Pemberton, McRaven Tour Home, Old Courthouse Museum, siege of Vicksburg, Ulysses S. Grant, WWII on July 2, 2018| 6 Comments »
So here we are on the cusp of another Independence Day holiday. For most folks this simply means a day off with pay. For some it means a full day of work at time and a half wages. For others it means a trip to the lake, the mountains, or the backyard swimming pool. It often includes BBQ, iced cold beer, ice cream and other yummy backyard cuisine. (more…)
Posted in authors, beach, beer, blogging, Caribbean, costumes, cruise, Disney, Disney World, Family, Fiction, food, friends, Holidays, humor, Jansen Schmidt, vacation, Walt Disney World, writing, tagged beach house, cancer, cancer free, Castaway Cay, celebration, cruising, destinations, Disney cruise, dragon, dragon float, fire-breathing dragon, Halloween, halloween party, headless horseman, hitchhiking ghosts, mountain cabin, parade, second home, summer, summer vacation, Thugo, traveling on June 25, 2018| 12 Comments »
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I often hear, “You’re going to Disney World again? Didn’t you just go last year (or in June, or January, etc.)?” My response is always the same, “Yes, we did and yes we’re going again.” You want to know why? I’ll tell you. It’s fun!! I love Disney World. We always know we’re going to have an excellent experience, good food, clean rooms, quiet pools (we know the ones to visit), free transportation and much more. It’s money well spent (in our opinion). (more…)
Posted in authors, awards, blogging, bucket list, drinks, driving, Family, Fiction, friends, goals, Holidays, humor, Jansen Schmidt, reading, resolutions, success, vacation, words, writing, tagged 50 states, bucket list, games, guessing, guessing games, prize, prizes, traveling, winning on June 4, 2018| 7 Comments »
Today we’re going to play a game. I don’t know about you, but I love to play games. As in actual games with rules and prizes and stuff, not the emotional games game. I don’t play those games. Those are hurtful. But I digress. (more…)
Posted in authors, blogging, dogs, drinks, Family, Fiction, friends, Holidays, humor, Jansen Schmidt, love, writing, tagged celebrations, child, childless, children, dogs, fur babies, fur baby, labrador retriever, labs, mother's day, motherless, mothers, toasts on May 14, 2018| 6 Comments »
So yesterday was a day to celebrate our mothers. We all have, or had, a mother who in so many ways changed and shaped our lives for better or worse, hopefully better. I lost my mother to cancer in 2008 and I miss her darn near every single day. My husband lost his mother in . . . em . . . 2002 I believe. So, we’re both motherless and therefore don’t “celebrate” our mothers on Mother’s Day except via clinking of glasses when we go out to eat in their honor. (more…)
