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 »
If You Need To Go North, Head East
Posted in authors, cars, driving, eating, food, humor, Jansen Schmidt, laughter, reading, travel, vacation, words, writers, writing, tagged airline travel, airlines, airplanes, airports, Chicago, conferences, flight patterns, flight schedules, flights, flying, mileage, Mississippi, plane travel, travel, traveling, Vicksburg, Washington, Washington DC, Wisconsin, writing conferences on March 21, 2022| 11 Comments »
I’m not a math person, but I am able to do basic math. Most of the time. I’m not all into the X + Y = the square root of pi stuff, but adding and subtracting and multiplying, you know the basic everyday stuff, I can handle. Most of the time the use of math is just automatic and I don’t even think about it, I just make the calculation and off I go. Most of the time I don’t even question my result. But sometimes, once in a while . . . .
Why’d You Call It That?
Posted in Baer House Inn, drinks, eating, food, humor, innkeeping, Jansen Schmidt, names, travel, vacation, words, writing, tagged 10 South, branding, confusion, Cottonwood Public House, dining, Key to the South, logos, Mississippi, open-air dining, pubs, restaurant names, restaurants, roof, rooftop, Vicksburg on June 21, 2021| 12 Comments »
Do you ever wonder how businesses get their name? Not every business, because some business names make total sense. Like PetCo or U-Haul or John’s Corner Market. But other names, while clever, often make no sense. Amazon for instance. What does the second longest river in the world have to do with e-commerce? I mean, it’s not even the number one longest river. Why would you name your company after the SECOND anything? Wouldn’t you want to liken your business to the first of something? If I were opening – say – a hat shop, it would make sense to call it Hats Off. But if I’m going a different route, wouldn’t naming it The Nile, after the number one longest river, make more sense? I’m sure Amazon had some strategy that I’m unaware of, but to the average Jane like me, I don’t get it.
(more…)The Mysterious Case of the Early Morning Creeper
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.
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| 17 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…)
The Baer House Guide of What Not To Do At A Wedding
Posted in Baer House Inn, diamond ring, drinks, engagement ring, Family, food, friends, hill billy, humor, Jansen Schmidt, love, redneck, romance, wedding ring, writing, tagged backyard weddings, bride, garden, garden wedding, gazebo, groom, music, Vicksburg, wedding gazebo, weddings on May 15, 2017| 10 Comments »
The Baer-Williams House was the scene of a very lovely afternoon garden wedding a couple of weeks ago. Bride and groom wanted to keep things low-key and stress-free. We were expecting about 30 guests for a 4:00 ceremony on a gorgeous Saturday afternoon. (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…)
Lessons Learned From the Chili Cook-Off
Posted in authors, awards, blogging, crock pot, Family, food, friends, humor, Jansen Schmidt, soup, writing, tagged antacid, charity, charity events, chili cook-off, Chili For Children, chli, food, food tasting, fundraisers, Lady Luck Casino, Mississippi, tasting, Vicksburg, Vicksburg Children's Home on February 6, 2017| 10 Comments »
Last Saturday I attended the Chili For Children chili cook-off at the Lady Luck Casino here in Vicksburg. It was a charity event to raise money for Vicksburg’s children’s home. (more…)
One Foot In the Grave
Posted in authors, Baer House Inn, blogging, Family, friends, Jansen Schmidt, short story, writing, tagged ancestry, Baer family, cemeteries, cemetery, graves, graveyard, heatstones, Jewish, Jewish cemetery, Leona Baer, markers, monuments, muddy shoes, shoe, shoes, statues, Temple Anshe, Temple Anshe Chesed Cemetery, tombstones, Vicksburg on January 30, 2017| 14 Comments »
A few days ago my husband and I decided to take a little stroll in the Temple Anshe Chesed Cemetery. I know, not your typical mid-week, daytime, activity, but we’ve driven by this landmark many, many times and never taken the time to stop in and look around. (more…)
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