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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The P Is Silent
Posted in authors, Baer House Inn, blogging, Family, Fiction, grammar, humor, innkeeping, Jansen Schmidt, weird, words, writing, tagged baby names, children's names, grammar, kids, name variations, names, odd names, phonetics, pronunciation, spell check, spelling, unusual, variations, weird names, women's names on February 3, 2020| 8 Comments »
Words are weird. I’m not sure who originally decided how a word should be spelled, but sometimes I just shake my head. Seems like very few words are actually spelled like they should be. I’ve always been a pretty good speller and my grammar is probably better than average, but there are still those stupid words that jam me up every time. I stumble over words that end in le or el. Angel is not the same thing as angle. And you can’t rely on spell check to catch those mistakes. (more…)
Nobody Likes Me, Everybody Hates Me
Posted in authors, Baer House Inn, books, Family, friends, goals, humor, innkeeping, inspiration, Jansen Schmidt, motivation, positivity, resolutions, success, toys, writing, tagged antiques, canisters, cast-offs, china cabinets, clocks, collectibles, consignment, cookbooks, Cooking, curio cabinets, dishes, furniture, grandfather clock, knick-knacks, music, musical instruments, parlor furniture, second-hand, settee, technology, unwanted, unwanted stuff on January 27, 2020| 20 Comments »
In my continuing pursuit of individual improvement this year, I’ve been going through shelves, drawers, closets, boxes, etc. and trying to determine what is essential in my life and what can be repurposed, regifted, or plain ole thrown away. I recently blogged about decluttering and I said that I had been unsuccessful in that endeavor. However, I actually have made some progress. (more…)
Out With The Old. Except That. And That. And That.
Posted in authors, Baer House Inn, books, goals, health, humor, innkeeping, inspiration, Jansen Schmidt, motivation, On Common Ground, On Hallowed Ground, resolutions, success, writing, tagged change, cleaning, closet, clutter, declutter, decluttering, downsize, downsizing, drawers, gadgets, hand-me-downs, new year, old clothes, reorganizing, shoes, stuff, thrift store, used clothing on January 13, 2020| 9 Comments »
January is always a month that people resolve to do things differently or better than the way they’ve been doing them. Personally, I think people should start resolutions as soon as they realize there’s a need for change no matter what month it is, but there seems to be a lot of focus on those types of things in January. (more…)
Christmas Ghosts – A Photo Journey
Posted in Baer House Inn, blogging, Christmas, cruise, Disney, Disney World, Family, food, friends, health, Holidays, humor, innkeeping, inspiration, Jansen Schmidt, travel, vacation, Walt Disney World, writing, tagged art, art aution, artists, bathroom, blessings, cancer, Carnival, Carnival cruise, Carnival Valor, Christmas Tree, Gingerbread, grinch, merry Christmas, Mexico, Mickey Mouse, New Orleans, painting, Ritz Carlton, selfies, streetcar, thankful on December 23, 2019| 11 Comments »
Well folks, here we are again at the close of another year. Another Christmas to celebrate, to remember, to forget, you choose. This post was inspired because I recently downloaded a bunch of photos from my phone and discovered that I have some really nice holiday photos. Because I’m a giver, I’ve decided to share my little walk down memory lane with you. Here are some photos from recent Christmases past. Enjoy! (more…)
You’re Not Even Friends But They Think You’re Family.
Posted in Baer House Inn, blogging, breakfast, drinks, Family, food, friends, humor, innkeeping, Jansen Schmidt, Vicksburg, weird, writers, writing, tagged B & B, B & B's, breakfast, disappear, disrespectful, friends, Home, hotel, hotels, house, houses, inns, management, microwave, mistake, mistakes, motel, motels, not friends, questions, take advantage on December 16, 2019| 21 Comments »
Many of you have told me that you like my posts about my odd inn guests. If that’s you, you’re welcome because today I’ve got another one. The people who stay here are certainly entertaining at times. There is never a dull moment when you deal with the public. Especially when said “public” often have a warped understanding about what exactly a B & B is.
A Toast To The . . . What The Heck?
Posted in Amazon.com, Baer House Inn, blogging, books, breakfast, Christmas, Family, Fiction, Holidays, humor, innkeeping, Jansen Schmidt, On Common Ground, Vicksburg, weird, writing, tagged busy, crazy busy, Cyber Monday, dark glasses, Diva, Hallmark movies, hostess, January, Kentucky Derby, orange juice, pageantry, pajamas, sunglasses, Thanksgiving, toasting on December 2, 2019| 13 Comments »
I hope you all had a fantastic Thanksgiving and you survived the travel and stress of the long holiday weekend. To me Thanksgiving is really just the start of 6 weeks of chaos that is known as the “holiday season.” I don’t know how others feel, but this time of year often causes me great angst. I’m always glad when January rolls around and things settle down a bit. Not that I don’t love Christmas and all of the pageantry that accompanies it, but everything seems to be operating at hyper speed through the end of the year. (more…)
The Mysterious Case of the Disappearing Inn Guests
Posted in authors, Autumn, Baer House Inn, blogging, breakfast, Fiction, humor, innkeeping, Jansen Schmidt, night time rituals, travel, vacation, Vicksburg, weird, writing, tagged bed, bed & breakfast, breakfast, check-in, credit card, disappearing, gates, gone missing, hello, innkeeping, inns, invisible, keys, missing, rooms, strange, what happened, what's up, why, windows on October 14, 2019| 16 Comments »
That’s right folks, you read the title correctly. I had some guests who simply – disappeared. They were here and then – they weren’t.
Stairs Are Hard
Posted in Autumn, Baer House Inn, blogging, humor, innkeeping, Jansen Schmidt, laughter, travel, vacation, writing, tagged baggage, creativity, downstairs, elevators, heavy baggage, historic homes, historic inns, luggage, old houses, random, staircase, stairs, suitcase, technology, upstairs on October 7, 2019| 6 Comments »
In case you haven’t figured it out already, I own an historic home. It was built in 1870, which means, it has stairs. It also means it has no elevator. Because, guess what? There were no elevators in 1870. The first electric elevator didn’t come into existence until 1887. (That’s your history lesson for the day.) (more…)
Cooking For The Stars
Posted in acting, authors, Baer House Inn, blogging, books, breakfast, food, friends, humor, innkeeping, Jansen Schmidt, sports, success, theater, theatre, tv, writing, tagged A Piece of My Heart, actors, All-Stars, autographs, award shows, baseball, celebrities, community theater, Dark Shadows, Dharma and Greg, fangirl, film, Hollywood, Jessica Chastain, Mitchell Ryan, movie stars, movies, politics, Sacramento, tv on September 30, 2019| 6 Comments »
Thanks for sticking with me. I hope my teaser last week inspired you to come back today. Cooking For the Stars is a little like Dancing With the Starts, except it’s cooking instead of dancing, and “for” instead of “with,” and there’s no audience phone-ins, or Judges scores, or a giant set, or dazzling bright lights, or microphones, or celebrity hosts, but other than that, it’s exactly the same. So, since I promised good things, let’s not waste any time. (more…)
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