tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186929171672526984.post4088025654704274298..comments2024-03-08T01:45:59.972-08:00Comments on simply vintageous...by Suzan: Who you gonna call?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04867123594514649770noreply@blogger.comBlogger57125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186929171672526984.post-39253329125508091752015-08-13T13:35:03.361-07:002015-08-13T13:35:03.361-07:00Just read that you put your pretty old church pew ...Just read that you put your pretty old church pew bench in the house.<br /><br />Suzan, I am a believer in all things - but believe fear is stiflling.<br /><br />My BFF in 4th grade - her father was the County Judge, very conservative non-nonsense serious kind of family.....and they had ghosts. Friendly ghosts. ALL of them knew about it (6 kids in that family.) The day they told me about it was the last time I ever spent the night. My friend didn't understand why I was afraid, they sure weren't, but oh my word!<br /><br />So all I can say is that friendly ghosts are harmless I guess.<br /><br />Burning safe sticks and wafting around the corners of each room is supposed to help if you believe in the olde world way of cleansing.....praying ALWAYS works, and losing fear is only thing you can do.<br /><br />Hugs.<br /><br />Michele M./ Finch Resthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08971943265328093734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186929171672526984.post-88525592789084489632015-08-12T13:40:10.533-07:002015-08-12T13:40:10.533-07:00Well it would seem the coast/ghost is clear now - ...Well it would seem the coast/ghost is clear now - and I never want to go through that again LOL - eerie beyond belief!<br />XOXAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04867123594514649770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186929171672526984.post-31737155883767140822015-08-12T05:20:41.677-07:002015-08-12T05:20:41.677-07:00Well you just put a huge one on mine - so thanks D...Well you just put a huge one on mine - so thanks Dorothy :)<br />xoxoxoAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04867123594514649770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186929171672526984.post-46677513603229629772015-08-12T05:19:49.948-07:002015-08-12T05:19:49.948-07:00Well it DID bother me Dorothy LOL - terribly so......Well it DID bother me Dorothy LOL - terribly so..............I don't want miserable OR happy ghosts in my house.<br />I feel like I've moved into the Amityville house !!!<br />Love ya right back!<br />XOXOAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04867123594514649770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186929171672526984.post-22248686545253710592015-08-11T20:04:46.198-07:002015-08-11T20:04:46.198-07:00I almost choked on a popcorn kernel reading this o...I almost choked on a popcorn kernel reading this one! LMHOMarie-Interior Frugalistahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05875028264167612823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186929171672526984.post-43874541455892257142015-08-11T16:13:51.342-07:002015-08-11T16:13:51.342-07:00Susan that is a hilarious story...Im still wipin t...Susan that is a hilarious story...Im still wipin tears...but seriously I have heard spirits attachin themselves to vintage items...and as long as he was smilin, Id think he was ok...would be a nice conversation when havein tea or coffee with friends and family...but any case...keep up the good work...you put a smile on my face everyday...I just have to read it to my daughter and niece everyday...lolAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01996982808008000208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186929171672526984.post-5332400574605159372015-08-11T15:24:00.727-07:002015-08-11T15:24:00.727-07:00OMG....you have me laughin so hard...I love all yo...OMG....you have me laughin so hard...I love all your posts they are so hilarious...(wipin my eyes)...serious now...it isnt uncommon for spirits to come with vintage furniture...but as long as they dont bother ya...they would seem pretty good...especially good things to talk about while havin tea or coffee with someone...I wouldnt be too concerned...the man seemed pretty nice didnt he?....I mean other than scare ya to death...you said he was smilin...Id relax and enjoy your vintage furniture and spirits...love ya girl<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01996982808008000208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186929171672526984.post-10329637412655107952015-08-11T12:55:25.140-07:002015-08-11T12:55:25.140-07:00Wow. Poor you. I love ghost stories and Ghost Hunt...Wow. Poor you. I love ghost stories and Ghost Hunters on TV. I have heard that spirits can use technology because it takes less energy for them to make themselves known. So I offer that (for what it's worth) as an explanation for why you only saw him through your camera lens. It's like when spots or "flares" appear in pictures when there is no other source of light...people say it is spirits of those departed. Love reading all these posts and your blog. I did do a news story once on CBC TV and I interviewed a woman who definitely had ghosts in her house in Brockville Ontario. Doing that made me a believer. Good luck.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12455700713377303945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186929171672526984.post-40459559840611005492014-09-11T11:36:35.566-07:002014-09-11T11:36:35.566-07:00I'm reading this for the first time after foll...I'm reading this for the first time after following your link from todays post. ;) I have had a few experiences but my favorite is when we moved into our home (built in 1925). For the first month I thought I could hear children laughing almost every day. We live in the country and our neighbors are down our very long drive and across the road and nobody has any kids. I was a little freaked out till I realized it was a greyhound (dog) kennel down the highway a little and it was the dogs barking. When I told my sister she said "I didn't know you had a bus station near you". lol We do hear VERY faint music and talking often as well. Only inside the house, never out. We never told anyone but one day one of our grandsons said "do you hear that music?" I said what does it sound like and he mimicked it perfectly. :/Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09749734347647016111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186929171672526984.post-75511778832021694642014-04-16T17:55:41.145-07:002014-04-16T17:55:41.145-07:00Oh my goodness.. why did I read this right before ...Oh my goodness.. why did I read this right before bed...I shouldn't have read all the comments either.. I'll never get to sleep now :-/Sherry @ Thrift My Househttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03126667650511334740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186929171672526984.post-25328709255908067182014-04-15T13:13:30.082-07:002014-04-15T13:13:30.082-07:00I'm going to start walking around the house ca...I'm going to start walking around the house carrying those items :)<br />( John better not get on my bad side LMHO ) <br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04867123594514649770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186929171672526984.post-35805259897266325302014-04-15T11:54:43.625-07:002014-04-15T11:54:43.625-07:00"throw salt in his eyes and poke him"......"throw salt in his eyes and poke him".......cannot. stop. laughing...... LOLOLOLAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186929171672526984.post-32025388871456986362014-04-14T21:51:42.224-07:002014-04-14T21:51:42.224-07:00Our neighbours are 'ghost chasers'. When t...Our neighbours are 'ghost chasers'. When their kids were younger, their holidays were spent at places that were known to be haunted. It seemed like a strange way to spend the holidays, but some of their stories were fun to hear. It could be your camera...or not. I don't know...I've never seen one, thank Heavens. (and I got a chuckle out of your daughter's link...lol)<br />Debbie :)Debbie @DewdropGableshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10747405747361970506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186929171672526984.post-40577682050507448942014-04-14T17:16:05.959-07:002014-04-14T17:16:05.959-07:00I live in an old house in historic East Dallas. An...I live in an old house in historic East Dallas. And it's haunted. I know it is.Grace Grits and Gardeninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06960487975588091603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186929171672526984.post-46493772637403762522014-04-14T15:23:33.148-07:002014-04-14T15:23:33.148-07:00I'd like to reassure you that you're not c...I'd like to reassure you that you're not crazy as I have had many weird experiences myself. However as I'm generally considered to be madder than a box of frogs I'm not sure how much comfort you take from that! Whilst some of my experiences might be put put down to my fondness for the odd glass of wine there are some that defy explanation. My last house was 500 years old and I could write a book about the stuff that happened but the best story is probably when I was selling. The very young estate agent took my keys to show someone round while I was at work, when he returned them he was rather agitated and reluctantly asked if I had ever 'felt anything' in the house. When I laughed and said 'all the time!' he relaxed and told me that after he had shown the viewers out he was checking the door to the garden was locked when the lounge door flew open and then banged shut. If you saw the door you would know how impossible it is for that to happen naturally...Not content with living in a haunted house the shop I rent space in is also full of strange phenomena. I 'saw' a man materialise in the barn (an outbuilding in the courtyard of the shop) and then vanish and I promise I hadn't touched a drop! I would tell you about the haunted wardrobe but in our line of business it's not something I like to dwell on....A medium told me you should be assertive and talk firmly to apparitions so that's what I tend to do when I'm spooked which probably isn't helping my reputation!!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03184355777545481447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186929171672526984.post-77586030886552735732014-04-14T11:45:45.500-07:002014-04-14T11:45:45.500-07:00It's ok sweetie, you are not going crazy. At ...It's ok sweetie, you are not going crazy. At least you are not 8 mos preggers, trying to figure out how you will hide under a bed when a gunshot goes off outside your bedroom window and something is walking around in circles in your livingroom (can hear the squeak in one part of the floor repeatedly) and your dog that wldn't hurt a fly is on the bed growling! Woke me up out of a dead sleep, scared the hell out of me! That was my intro to a ghost being attached to a 10 yr old home on a very old farm/orchard. I asked our neigbour who was from the area if anything had occurred in our area and yes, a man was shot and killed in the orchard many, many years ago. The property we are now in (230 yr old cape cod) has seen no doubt many births and deaths. We have been in a month now, soon to start reno's and that may stir something up yet. Only one thing weird has happened that is unexplainable. I will keep you posted. At least your ghost is smiling so he must like what you are doing to the place. Patty/NSAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186929171672526984.post-47682299375635502762014-04-14T10:44:16.167-07:002014-04-14T10:44:16.167-07:00I've taken hundreds of photos with my digital,...I've taken hundreds of photos with my digital, and I haven't had that happen (yet). But as Shakespeare wrote "There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, than we have ever dreamed..." -- or something like that. Feyness runs in my family, only the girls have it, and only a few of us. Some of us can "see" things; some of us "know" things before they happen. We take it for granted, as we grew up in a family in which my aunts openly talked about such things. Based upon the posts here, it seems this kind of gift or talent or whatever it is, is not so uncommon as we may think. And it has nothing to do with insanity or even being just a wee bit "off." We still know very little about the human brain, but we have loaded ourselves down with generations of scary stories, horror stories and boogeymen of all types. But really, we have nothing to fear from the dead. They can't hurt us; spirits or apparitions or whatever they are, mostly they're unaware of us as we are unaware of them. People get freaked out because they think of the horror films and sensationalized accounts of haunted houses. But I've yet to hear a news account of anyone being assaulted or killed by a "ghost" or an apparition. Janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16575870809633911343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186929171672526984.post-60798651720323598032014-04-14T07:08:01.141-07:002014-04-14T07:08:01.141-07:00I've already commented on this one but here I ...I've already commented on this one but here I am again, so I'll keep it brief. I bought a beautiful large piece of ornate tarnished brass at a sale once, the seller told me it had been a confessional grate. Can you imagine the stories that have passed through that? I brought it home and leaned it against the dining room wall until I found its permanent location. Sitting alone, I heard someone clear their voice. I ran throughout the house attempting to determine who else was there with me. No one. Later I heard a baby crying. Again, I was alone. I started bugging out a bit about this new acquisition, but the noises stopped.Cheryl in Wisconsinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08724939947607431433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186929171672526984.post-40704007482715561032014-04-14T00:02:03.945-07:002014-04-14T00:02:03.945-07:00Great, I read this post at 12:56 am. The cat jump...Great, I read this post at 12:56 am. The cat jumped off the chair he was sleeping on and I nearly pee'd my pants! Think I'm done reading emails for the night. I'm in my office (my daughter's former bedroom) where she used to tell me as a child that a little blonde girl would come in the night and play with her toys (my daughter is completely sane) and her story was proven not to be in her head one night when I had an encounter with that little blonde girl (and NO I'm not nuts). Nighty night...wish I had a flashlight to get myself to my bedroom. Geez!<br />Marie @ The Interior FrugalistaMarie-Interior Frugalistahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05875028264167612823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186929171672526984.post-85253079408569866042014-04-13T19:39:14.930-07:002014-04-13T19:39:14.930-07:00After my father-in-law passed away in our home, I ...After my father-in-law passed away in our home, I felt his presence in the room where he passed. It was very disconcerting to me. It was suggested that I take white salvia and set it on fire. Take the salvia to each room of the house and specifically around the windows and doors starting from the back of the house to the front and ending outside the front door. As you walk through, you tell them that it's OK to go on to the next life - that all is well there at the house. Once I did that, I didn't feel his presence anymore. It was just he was still wanting to be here. CamilleWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13668079526877014836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186929171672526984.post-66650608543180508432014-04-13T18:47:04.690-07:002014-04-13T18:47:04.690-07:00OK - I'll let you in on a little secret - I...OK - I'll let you in on a little secret - I've only told a few people this - and I had forgotten it until my daughter reminded me - <br />NOW YOU'RE ALL GOING TO THINK I'M REALLY INSANE lol<br />I bought a Church Pew a little while back - an antique - it's very very old - anyway as soon as I got it home I sat on it - and an overwhelming feeling of grief came over me - powerful - very very powerful - I had to get up off it right away - I didn't see anything - but I " felt " a mother sobbing - in that pew - over a son...............<br />So..............can they be related? OMG - I'm going to have a freaking heart attack here lol - <br />XOXOAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04867123594514649770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186929171672526984.post-56243346793170096672014-04-13T18:43:37.389-07:002014-04-13T18:43:37.389-07:00Suzan, I'm a believer and I don't think yo...Suzan, I'm a believer and I don't think you're nuts. There is much in our world which cannot be explained. I wish you had taken the picture when you had him in your sights though! Try it again ! Try it again! Please share with us any other moments you have with your house guest. We await with bated breath. Stay strong, Girlfriend !!<br /><br />pattyPattyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14980646848805011625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186929171672526984.post-76453822213679232212014-04-13T18:43:10.311-07:002014-04-13T18:43:10.311-07:00Hi Shell - I have a carton of salt and a fireplace...Hi Shell - I have a carton of salt and a fireplace iron - what do I do with them?<br />Throw salt in his eyes and poke him? LMHO ???<br />XOXOAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04867123594514649770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186929171672526984.post-4705906604050266692014-04-13T18:26:29.555-07:002014-04-13T18:26:29.555-07:00You are NOT crazy Suzan !! Look at all of your re...You are NOT crazy Suzan !! Look at all of your readers who have had experiences. I do agree that if he was smiling, he's probably no threat. Just in case though... catch an episode of the CW show Supernatural for insight.... get a carton of salt and a fireplace iron! It's like Ghost repellant! When John's not around... Tell the "man" that you welcome him and that your husband thinks you're crazy, so could he please make an appearance to him... LOL ... wouldn't that be great!! Take care !Shellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05287252317411350029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186929171672526984.post-57558511660452802362014-04-13T17:17:39.420-07:002014-04-13T17:17:39.420-07:00Well I used to be a skeptic and I'll try to ke...Well I used to be a skeptic and I'll try to keep this short(if I can). A few years back hubby and I went to a garage sale and we bought a few things. After we had been home for a few hours he said to me 'I'm surprised you didn't buy that organ'... What organ? I didn't see any organ so off we went again to see if it was still there, knowing that after all this time it wouldn't. Anyway, it was still there. It was a beautiful old piece and it was only $20! When I said I'd take it the owner couldn't stop hugging me and thanking me for giving it a home, which I thought was a little odd but thought nothing of it. Ok so not long after we had this thing strange things started to happen. My children who were around 10 and 12 kept telling me they could see the shadow of a little child of probably 5yrs old during the night. Hubby kept telling me that he could see little eyes of children in our bed every time he went to sleep as he would normally go in before me and also he could sometimes hear the pitter patter of children running around our bed. He would often say 'that organ is haunted' but I said, I don't care I'm keeping it. I never saw or heard anything. Well hubby decided to take the back of the organ off one day to make sure there were no mice in it.. as believe it or not he's terrified of them..lol! and I couldn't believe we found an envelope in it with a some of photos of 3 young children and a letter. Apparently they had been living on some island with a missionary and were talking about how they were settling in. Well that was weird! I did go back to the owner of the organ to give it to them but they had moved, so in the end I ended up putting the envelope back in the organ and gave it to a charity.. and.. no more visions or pitter patter. So yes I do believe spirits can attach themselves to furniture, not that they really bothered me. I wanted to buy a house once that backed on to a cemetary but hubby thought I was totally crazy. Rather that than noisy neighbors!! Needless to say I'm not a skeptic anymore. Take care, maryannmariondee-designshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03156439869236962533noreply@blogger.com