Here at the inn, I have a policy: if a room is not made completely up and ready for someone to check into it, I keep the door to that room either shut or locked until it’s ready to go. I don’t like snoopy guests – and they are, every single one of them – to peek in and see a dirty or unfinished room. I just think that’s unprofessional. I’d rather have those snoopy guests wonder what those rooms look like than for them to see an unmade bed or a vacuum cleaner sitting in the middle of the room or towels stacked on the dresser. Hey, my inn, my rules. I want to present it in its best light.
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The Broken Lightbulb: A Spooky Tale
Posted in Baer House Inn, blogging, Family, Fiction, friends, history, humor, innkeeping, Jansen Schmidt, laughter, Mississippi, Paranormal, redneck, travel, vacation, Vicksburg, weird, writing, tagged Baer House, Baer House Inn, ghosts, haunted, haunted B&Bs, haunted inns, historic inns, light bulbs, locked doors, Mississippi, random, spirits, traveling, unexplainable events, unexplained, unexplained phenomenon, unseen forces, Vicksburg on August 8, 2022| 12 Comments »
Package packaging
Posted in Amazon.com, Baer House Inn, humor, innkeeping, Jansen Schmidt, Uncategorized, weird, writing, tagged boxes, chandelier bulbs, chandeliers, groceries, grocery shopping, light bulbs, on-line shopping, packages, packaging, shipping, Shopping, supermarket on July 13, 2020| 8 Comments »
I don’t know about you guys, but I’m quite fond of ordering things on-line. It’s easy, convenient, and oft times less expensive. You can bargain shop without going anywhere or clipping coupons. Not that I don’t like to shop, because I do. On occasion. I like to stroll through a mall and allow myself to be drawn into a shop because of a cute window display or the enticing aroma of something I might have to buy. (more…)