Door Knob

     My wife had a strange experience today. She was in the kitchen when the door knob of the western side entrance started to rattle and turn like someone trying to come in. She went directly to the door to see who it was, but no one was there. She said the door knob rattled until she got to the door, then it stopped. There are curtains on the window but it takes only seconds to see out. There is no place a person could suddenly duck into and not be seen. It would take more time to scramble out of sight than would have been possible; besides the storm door was shut and there is no way it could have closed without being seen. It closes slowly. My wife was a bit shaken up over it which surprises me. We have experienced a lot of weird things since we moved here. You would think she would be use to it by now.

Muted voices again

     I haven't had time to update this journal for a while. I've been doing major work in the kitchen, reestablishing a textured ceiling. A few days ago I again experienced the muted voices throughout the house. Probably lasting no longer than half an hour the voices were too muted to understand but the main voice sounded male while lower background sounds seemed to be both male and female. A hubbub not unlike a sizeable gathering of people. I went outside the house looking for the origin of the sound, but there were no people talking sounds outside but they were clearly there inside. I looked for a TV or radio that might be on but found none. My dogs did not seem to notice the sounds or they didn't react to them. My wife was in town. Like before, they simply faded away slowly. Election time draws near and in the past that is when this house is most likely to become active. Halloween has always been a very quiet, as far as the house is concerned, time. Many people seem to think the house should be really spooky at Halloween; but so far, in all the years we've lived here, that is not the case. I have a huge number of trick or treaters (around 400) because this tiny village is the only settlement for miles around and all the country kids come here for trick or treat and the local firestations Halloween party. But as far as the unexplained is concerned, it just doesn't seem to happen on Halloween or a few days prior or after. Still you can never be certain when the strange will occur, but past experience would indicate that it usually begins sometime after election day.