The Office......Have a Drink and a Rooster on the side! What?

The Office is a relatively new addition to the downtown restaurant bar scene opening about a year and a half ago.  It is located on the corner of Government and Washington Avenue.    

The bar is a lively meeting
place for after work drinks.....

..a cool place to stop while shopping and a hot music venue late at night.

I know you want to know about the roosters...I will get to that......but first let's step inside. Cool and dark with a great handcrafted wooden bar.

Beer, wine and mixed drinks are provided by friendly bartenders...think modern day "Cheers"

A glance out the window and you can watch the local action as people come and go..

The Office features an "infused" vodka bloody mary that is pretty popular.                                                                                    

The steeped vodka is displayed in a giant glass container on the counter and contains a variety of garden veggies including tomatoes, peppers, onions and lemons and olives.  Four days to get it ready and the bar goes through one batch every 2 weeks...

Now let's talk about the roosters.......

The roosters seemed to have just "appeared one day" and have been hanging around The Office ever since.  My guess is they are always ready for happy hour.....and not sure if they draw customers in but seem to be drawing quite a crowd outside......

Not sure if they have names maybe The Office will have a contest to name the birds...  Rumor has it that recently, late one night among the well served crowd,  a local magician was able to put one of the roosters in a trancelike state on the bar....a feat that wowed the patrons present.....don't worry the rooster was not harmed!!!

No, it's not Key West, its just Ocean Springs, but if you are looking for a good drink and some cheap entertainment with good friends or strangers stop by The Office.........just look for the roosters...

The Hidden Magic Of Shearwater Pottery

When you see the sign for Shearwater Pottery, you wonder just what awaits you down that narrow tree-lined gravel road other than another car coming from the opposite direction.....

 Well, there is a lot of "artistic action" going on at the family owned pottery established in 1928. Peter Anderson's family members continue to produce ceramics and hand thrown pottery that is sought by collectors worldwide.  The property that  makes up the pottery and family compound is inspirational to anyone with a love of nature and the outdoors. The coastal woodlands and views of the Ocean Springs Harbor, Biloxi Bay, and Deer Island have not changed since the 20's when the pottery was first established. I decided to stop by and watch some of the work in progress as the pottery was being made.  There are two buildings that almost look like storage sheds from the road, one is where the pottery is decorated, the other is where the pottery is made and prepared for painting and glazing.

The men of Shearwater were busy creating ceramics and pottery the day I visited..



Local flora and fauna are the basis for many of the pieces of pottery that are created...including pelicans, seagulls, pine trees and palmetto bushes as well as fairy tale characters.

 Utilitarian pottery, such as cups, bowls, plates and wine goblets in beautiful and unique glazes are treasured wedding gifts of local brides. 












The building next door houses the painters of the pottery.....

I continue down the gravel road through the woods to arrive at the pottery showroom.

 Finally, you get to view some of the finished pottery. Fairy tale creatures dance among swimming fish, flying birds, colorful cups, vases, bowls and tiny pirates, fishermen and farmers.