All has been very quiet.

It was a very quiet month. The house has been uncommonly serene. Typically, the house grows more quiet as summer approaches. Maybe the whatever that may be's have left. Maybe they were bugged by too many attempts to catch them in the act. Whatever, the house is the quietest it has been since we moved here in 79'. The old store has been quite quiet too. If anything does occur, I will report it.

Doubleheader today

My wife said that today, while coming down the backstairs, a man in dark clothes walked past the bottom of our rear stairs. She said she was startled at first, then realized she had heard nothing and our two dogs were not  raising caine as they would have been if someone strange was actually in the house. Figuring this was atypical artifact of the house she, nevertheless, checked out the kitchen  and found both doors leading outside to be locked from the inside. She said she did not get a good look at the figure as it moved across in front of her too fast. A male in dark clothing was the best she could do.                                                     
     The second episode involved me. My wife and I are caretakers of our goddaughters farm which is not far from our house, She inherited the place from her greatgrandfather when he passed away. She and her husband live in D.C. and only come back to the farm for Rand R and to visit a few old friends. In the meantime we keep the place in order. Today I went out to the farm to check for wind damage and make sure the furnace and electric were not interrupted. Finding everything in good order, I called my dogs (they went with me) and we got in the car and headed back for home. Driving along I rounded a bend in front of the Fairgrounds and standing beside the road, actually appearing like he was about to cross was a tall, slim redheaded boy wearing a bright red jacket. Fearing he might step in feront of the car, I put my foot on the brake. I hadn't pressed it as yet and the boy was gone. I mean he was nowhere in sight. Vanished. No I didn't hit him and have him under the car. I'm sure I would have felt the thump if I had. I mean this very solid looking young man just vanished. There was no place he could have hidden, the road is clear of trees, buildings or anything else clear down the hillside. That young man simply disappeared. I really hope I'm not hallucinating. This is a shock to the nervous system, but the shock was the disappearance not what brought it on. I'm not the one who usually sees humans who aren't there. My wife has had such episodes for years; but its only been in the past year that I have. Dogs, yes, I have seen dogs where I could not have seen dogs. That has been true since we moved here over 30 years ago; but not people, until  just lately. Interesting but disconcerting, to say the least.