I know I live down here in the Bible Belt, where you can’t swing a cat without hitting a church, but I had no idea until recently just how seriously these Southern folks are about their Bibles, Jesus and going to church. (They’re also very serious about their mamas, sweet tea, Coca-Cola, and dessert, but that’s a whole different post.) (more…)
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Observations of an Innkeeper
Posted in authors, Baer House Inn, dogs, drinks, Family, food, friends, humor, Jansen Schmidt, vacation, Vicksburg, writing, tagged Baer House, Baer House Inn, Baer-Williams House, chairs, common, eating, historic inns, innkeepers, innkeeping, inns, Mississippi, observations, questions, relocating, Vicksburg on June 26, 2017| 16 Comments »
Photo courtesy P. Rickrode
So, we’re coming up on two years now since we made the big cross-country move and relocated to Mississippi. Innkeeping has been rewarding and challenging and . . . a real learning experience that will forever change the way I stay at hotels, motels, and/or B & B’s in the future. (more…)
It’s All Real Funny – Until the Lights Go Out.
Posted in April, Baer House Inn, Family, food, friends, humor, Jansen Schmidt, success, Vicksburg, writing, tagged Baer House, basement, breakfast, candlelight, electricity, flashlight, flexibility, funnel clouds, hallway, historic inns, innkeeper, innkeepping, inns, laundry, lightning, storms, stressed, thunder, thunder storm, tornadoes, Vicksburg, water on May 8, 2017| 13 Comments »
Last Sunday was one of the most challenging days we’ve had here at Casa Baer. We’ve been very, very busy, which is a good thing. Saturday night we had a full house; someone in every room. That means fourteen for breakfast Sunday morning. The table was set, the casserole was ready to pop in the oven, the coffee was ready to perk. Everything set for the perfect morning at the inn. (more…)
Lights, Camera, Action!
Posted in acting, Baer House Inn, camera, Fiction, humor, Jansen Schmidt, musical theater, singing, Vicksburg, writing, tagged A Great Big World Cover, film crew, filming, historic inns, music, music video, on-camera, say something, thestorytellers, thestorytellersmusic, videos, Youtube on April 10, 2017| 13 Comments »
About a month ago, I posted this: https://jansenschmidt.wordpress.com/2017/02/27/when-life-throws-you-challenges-musings-from-an-exhausted-innkeeper/ which included some photos of a video crew shooting a music video. It was an interesting day and fun to watch the behind the scenes stuff. The crew wasn’t here very long and really didn’t have that much equipment. However, the final product turned out pretty dang good, in my opinion. (more…)
When Life Throws You Challenges – Musings From an Exhausted Innkeeper
Posted in authors, Baer House Inn, Birthdays, blogging, camera, costumes, diamond ring, directing, drinks, engagement ring, Family, Fiction, food, Free book, friends, grammar, humor, Jansen Schmidt, love, romance, short story, theater, theatre, Vicksburg, words, writers, writing, tagged antique medical tools, Army Corp of Engineers, book review, book signing, Civil War, Civil War Round Table, Climbing Jacob's Ladder, David Harris, Detectives Comedy Dinner Theater, Dixie Surgeon, ERDC, Free book, Kindle, Lee Brenner, medical tools, music video, pilgrimage, reading, Shannon Bagley, tour homes, Vicksburg Pilgrimage on February 27, 2017| 11 Comments »
Whew! I’m glad that’s over. Ever have one of those weeks? My last week was jam packed with inn guests, meetings and special events. I mean jam packed!! (more…)
Let’s Shake Things Up A Bit
Posted in Baer House Inn, blogging, camera, Family, Fiction, food, friends, goals, Happy New Year, Holidays, humor, Jansen Schmidt, resolutions, Vicksburg, writing, tagged Baer House Inn, Civil War, Duff Green Mansion, ghost tours, ghosts, haunted, Haunted Homecoming, haunted tours, Haunted Vicksburg, January, January events, McNutt House, McRaven House, Mississippi, Mississippi paranormal, Mississippi paranormal society, MPS, nighttime, paranormal, paranormal investigations, tour homes, Vicksburg events, Vicksburg tours, Victorian homes on January 9, 2017| 15 Comments »
January is what the folks of Vicksburg call, “the slow season.” I guess it’s probably pretty slow everywhere what with the holiday craziness settling down, kids back in school, lousy weather for traveling, tax preparation looming, and getting started on all of those awesome new year’s resolutions and all. (more…)
Yesterday’s Glasses – A Tale Of Intrigue
Posted in authors, Autumn, Baer House Inn, blogging, cement walls, Family, Fiction, friends, humor, Jansen Schmidt, Paranormal, short story, Vicksburg, window coverings, writing, tagged antique furniture, Chinese antiques, eye glasses, furniture, ghosts, glasses, Gone With the Wind, haunted house, old houses, paranormal investigations on October 31, 2016| 11 Comments »
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When we first bought the Baer-Williams House, the previous owner told us some fantastic tales about “ghostly happenings,” that allegedly occurred in the home. Keep in mind, I’m a skeptic so I simply smiled and silently said, “Okay.”
The previous owner, bought the house in 2005, after his home in New Orleans was destroyed by Hurricane Katrina. He’d always loved old houses and always wanted to run a bed & breakfast. (more…)
What Once Was A House
Posted in authors, Autumn, Baer House Inn, blogging, camera, cement walls, Family, Fiction, friends, humor, Jansen Schmidt, love, short story, Vicksburg, writing, tagged abandoned house, back yard, bulldozer, condemned house, demolish house, family, historic Vicksburg, history, house demolition, houses, memories, Mississippi, old houses, Victorian homes, Victorian houses on October 24, 2016| 6 Comments »
Houses have souls. I’m sure of it. Have you ever noticed that a house starts to deteriorate when it is no longer occupied? Why is that? I believe it’s because when humans move out, the house loses it soul. Without a soul, it dies. (more…)
All Systems Operational
Posted in beach, blogging, cruise, Family, friends, Jansen Schmidt, Vicksburg, words, writing, tagged 1940's military vehicles, Army, Army vets, historic naval ships, history, landing ship tanks, LST 325, LST Memorial, MASH, naval ships, Navy, Normandy, Normandy beach, veterans, WWII, WWII LST ships on October 17, 2016| 10 Comments »
Today I’m taking you on a tour of a piece of truly amazing history – the USS LST 325, the last WWII, fully operational landing ship tank. This awesome amphibious vessel docked for five days on the Vicksburg waterfront and I got to go aboard. (more…)
Between the Sheets – Or Not.
Posted in authors, Baer House Inn, blogging, Family, Fiction, friends, humor, Jansen Schmidt, Vicksburg, words, writers, writing, tagged bed & breakfast, bed and breakfast, bedding, bedspreads, clean bedding, clean sheets, comforters, cotton sheets, sheet sets, sheets, sleeping, sleeping habits on August 29, 2016| 15 Comments »
Here at the Baer-Williams House I’ve noticed an interesting and curious trend; people don’t sleep between the sheets.
Say what? (more…)
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