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| 11 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 Amazon.com, authors, Baer House Inn, blogging, breakfast, drinks, Family, food, health, humor, innkeeping, Jansen Schmidt, social media, travel, vacation, Vicksburg, words, writing, tagged Baer House, Baer House Inn, breakfast foods, camp stove, Diet Coke, guest room, honesty, innkeeper, innkeeping, napping, odd traits, parking lot, towels, wedding, weird, weird people on November 12, 2018| 8 Comments »
There’s never a dull moment here at The Baer House Inn. Guests come and guests go, some quietly, some with gusto. On several occasions in the past I’ve posted about odd behavior from guests, but just about the time I think I’ve seen it all, something new comes along that makes me scratch my head and say, “Nope, I guess I haven’t seen it all.” Here are some examples of recent unusual happenings here at the inn. (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 authors, Baer House Inn, blogging, breakfast, Family, humor, innkeeping, Jansen Schmidt, Mythology, redneck, writers, writing, tagged B & B, bed & breakfast, creeping, creepy, flashlights, hallway, morning, mystery, nighttime, no privacy, old houses, privacy, sneaking around, snooping, Vicksburg on July 30, 2018| 17 Comments »
Owning a bed and breakfast joint may seem glamorous to some, like a lot of work to others, and downright stupid to another group. Let me tell you, it’s all of those things.
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 Baer House Inn, blogging, breakfast, Family, Fiction, food, friends, humor, innkeeping, Jansen Schmidt, writing, tagged antiques, B & B's, bad form, Baer House, Baer House Inn, broken lamp, broken things, candy, candy wrappers, complaining, etiquette, ice makers, laziness, manners, porch sitting, porches, stairs, Victorian houses on June 11, 2018| 12 Comments »
I’ve blogged before about oddball things that have happened here at the Baer House Inn. In fact, just a couple of weeks ago you learned of my weird napkin findings. And, I’ll reiterate that most guests are very polite and respectful of my house and my things. But, there are a few things that people do that are just, well in bad form. What are those things, you ask? Well, I’ll tell you. (more…)
Posted in Baer House Inn, beauty products, blogging, breakfast, drinks, Family, food, friends, humor, innkeeping, Jansen Schmidt, writing, tagged china, cloth napkins, crystal, eating, food stains, innkeeper, lipstick, lipstick stain, meals, napkin folding, napkins, pretty table, set table, stain remover, stains, table setting on May 28, 2018| 10 Comments »
Here at the Baer House Inn, I like to set a pretty table. We use china and crystal and cloth napkins for breakfast every day. We try to add special touches for special events. Something about a pretty table makes the meal seem that much better, at least in my humble opinion. (more…)
