Haunted Houses

There are more guests at table than the hosts
Invited; the illuminated hall
Is thronged with quiet, inoffensive ghosts,
As silent as the pictures on the wall.

The stranger at my fireside cannot see
The forms I see, nor hear the sounds I hear;
He but perceives what is; while unto me
All that has been is visible and clear.

 

 

We have no title-deeds to house or lands;
Owners and occupants of earlier dates
From graves forgotten stretch their dusty hands,
And hold in mortmain still their old estates.

Extract from "Haunted Houses" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882)

 

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The Girl

Do you see her...? 

 

 

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Ghosts That Dwell In Dolls Houses: Jane.

They say that every old house has a resident ghost, and to be honest, I think the same goes for old dolls houses. And considering that I have quite a few very old dolls houses, well.. you can figure that they must host a whole plethora of spirits! 

Meet Jane, aka "Jane of the Attic", or "The Doll That Lives Upstairs". I've introduced Jane to you before, as part of the "Attic" series. Jane is actually a doll that houses a ghost; the ghost of an old lady.

Not ready to exchange this world for the next, the old lady passed away, but not quite, as she decided to cling to her favorite and beloved doll "Jane".  Ever since, the old lady appears regularly in the house where she spent her earthly life, manifesting herself sometimes as "Jane", sometimes as her own self, making this a quite complex and confusing apparition.   

 

That's all for now, folks. Thanks for visiting, keep safe, and see you next time!

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Ghosts That Dwell In Dolls Houses: The Lady with the Vacuum Cleaner.

They say that every old house has a resident ghost, and to be honest, I think the same goes for old dolls houses. And considering that I have quite a few very old dolls houses, well.. you can figure that they must host a whole plethora of spirits!

One of them is what I call the "Lady with the vacuum cleaner", or "Vacuum cleaner lady" . This apparition is seen wearing what looks like Edwardian servants clothing, which places her in the period 1901-1920, or shortly thereafter.  

Although she can be quite frightening to whomever may see her, she's actually totally harmless. She just goes faithfully about the business of cleaning the house, even though it has been uninhabited for many years. Perhaps, in her world, she still sees the house as it once was. Who knows..

Above: image of Edwardian servant.

That's all for now, folks. Thanks for visiting, keep safe, and see you next time!

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