Strange "Illusion"

 More than one strange item today. After my wife and I closed up the store we headed home. We both drive and I got home a few minutes before my wife. I unlocked the rear, western, kitchen door and was greeted by my dogs. I walked through the kitchen into the short downstairs hallway where the backstairs go up to the second floor. As I stood in the hall, taking off my coat and hanging  it up I looked into the Dining room to the door that leads into the parlour. My house, like most old houses, has large interior doors that are just short of one half inch off the floor. I'm  sure that if you have ever seen doors that do not hug the floor or carpet you  realise that anything beyond that door moving close to the door is evident as moving shadows on the other side of the door, As I watched, I saw definite movement in shadows under that door. This gives you a real start. Moving forward quickly, I opened the door. Much to my relief nothing was there. But what made the movement and shadows I saw under the door?  It was possibily an illusion; but it can still give you a start and what created the illusion to begin with.                     

I say things are quiet and then things happen. I had to open the wife's store today because she needed to go to a big town and pick up needed merchandise. The store opens at 11:00 am so I was there at 10:30 am. I unlocked the door and went in; before I could even turn on the lights I heard a very small child run flatfooted on our hardwood floors. The child ran the entire length of the store. I turned on the lights and there was noone in the store but me. It sounded like a child because young children tend to run flat footed and make a slapping noise as they go. Someone suggest that maybe it was a mouse. I suppose it could have been if the mouse weighed 20 or thirty pounds, wore hard soled shoes and ran flatfooted. Somehow I doubt it.

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.

Shot store pictures

Using the digitile camera I shot various photos of the inside and outside of my wife's store. No artifacts were in evidence on the pictures. I intend to do this from time to time to see if anything does crop up. The store has a strange feeling from time to time. But I have to remember to keep a camera on hand there for just such occassions.

Strong perfume scent

Last week, at the wife's store, I was in the backroom pricing some merchandise I had just brought in. As I sat at the desk I was suddenly aware of a very strong scent, a perfume, it was not unpleasant but neither was it a scent that I recognised. Looking around I expected to see a spilled bottle or other cause for the scent; but nothing was apparent. The oder left as suddenly as it came so I thought no more about it. Yesterday, my wife, was telling me that when she made her way through the backroom she was suddenly enveloped in the strongest perfume. She said it was so strong it almost made her sick. She said her impression was the perfume had come from above and settled around her. I asked where it happened exactly and she sa,id just beyond the pricing desk. At that point, in the backtoom, there is nothing overhead but ceiling/ I told her I had experienced the same thing while working at the desk. She does sell scented candles at her store but nothing with that strange scent. But even if it had been the candles, what would make it hit so strongly and dissipate so quickly?

Shot photos

I shot photos on Oct. 30th and 31st and Nov.1st. I used film cameras on the 30th and Nov. 1st. The pictures were taken at around midnight in each night. I used both the digitile and film type cameras on the 31st. Film that I used on the 30th and 31st has been sent away for processing. Film used on the 1st of November is still in the camera. The digitile shots that I made were a big disappointment as nothing unusual come up on them. Hopefully something interesting will come through on the film pictures. I shot where the unusual artifacts showed up on two previous Halloweens; that is, the front stairs, front hall, front parlour and green bedroom. I also shot pictures of trick or treaters and the front of the house. I didn't make it over into the local cemetary for shots. Call it lazy, call it cowardance; but I didn't do it. Worried a bit about what I might get pictures of and I don't mean ghosts. If anything shows up on the films I will post it here. Films should be back this coming week.