The deep south recently experienced a winter storm for the record books. It wreaked havoc on millions of people in various ways. I was shocked and amused at the same time at how ill-prepared the state of Mississippi is for this type of event. The entire town essentially just shut down. Our mail didn’t get delivered for an entire week. An ENTIRE week! All the government offices were closed. Most restaurants were closed. Even the grocery stores and casinos (which never close) were closed. Hotels along the interstate were overflowing because the highway was shut down and people were stranded. It was epic.
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A Lesson From The Birds
Posted in Baer House Inn, blogging, food, gratitude, humor, innkeeping, inspiration, Jansen Schmidt, motivation, positivity, Vicksburg, weather, winter, writing, tagged bird food, bird watching, birds, cold, cold weather, deep south, freezing, freezing temperatures, Frozen, ice, icicles, inspiration, lessons, life lessons, Mississippi winter, sharing, shelter, winter, winter storm on March 1, 2021| 9 Comments »
My Favorite Things
Posted in blogging, dogs, Family, goals, gratitude, humor, inspiration, Jansen Schmidt, laughter, love, On Common Ground, On Hallowed Ground, pets, positivity, resolutions, roses, travel, writing, tagged babies, baked bread, boating, boats, bread, canoes, comforting, flowers, fresh bread, giggles, happiness, joy, laughing, laughter, lilies, marinas, peaceful, puppies, sailboats, soothing, sunset, yachts on May 4, 2020| 12 Comments »
We all have those little things that make us smile no matter how bad our day is going. For me, without fail, when I’m feeling glum, I can think about, or look at, or touch, or smell, any of the things I’ve listed below and know that I will soon feel better. Even for just a few minutes. What are they? I’m glad you asked. As the song goes, these are a few of my favorite things: (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…)