tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469021061129080712.post8554139076237075885..comments2023-10-30T12:29:06.215+00:00Comments on Sophie's Thoughts and Fumbles: A to Z Challenge 2014 - Ghosts - G is For Gift, Elizabeth Gaskell & Sir Fulke GrevilleSophie Duncanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14768033409563305140noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469021061129080712.post-724856967847559862014-04-10T21:08:19.386+01:002014-04-10T21:08:19.386+01:00I'm liking that I'm three posts behind, th...I'm liking that I'm three posts behind, that way I get to read more of The Burning Web in one go. ;) Loved the introduction of the hidden cupboard with the letters. Another part to add to the storyline. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469021061129080712.post-44682937692661804072014-04-09T14:36:33.519+01:002014-04-09T14:36:33.519+01:00I find the paranormal fascinating, but it still bo...I find the paranormal fascinating, but it still bothers me. It's good that you moved if the place was bad for you. Places can hold onto atmosphere, maybe there was something that happened in the past that just didn't sit well with you there.Sophie Duncanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14768033409563305140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469021061129080712.post-26414030028061013392014-04-09T13:57:40.295+01:002014-04-09T13:57:40.295+01:00I pretty much got used to her. TheHubs, being more...I pretty much got used to her. TheHubs, being more vulnerable because of his depression and PTSD, saw her more often. It really got to him as he's experienced far more than I and he doesn't like the paranormal. I find it fascinating. For me, I brushed her off. But that house was bad for us emotionally. Once we moved, we started feeling better. So who knows what that was all about. :)<br />JaiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469021061129080712.post-82249299346054580862014-04-09T06:08:08.939+01:002014-04-09T06:08:08.939+01:00They keep rerunning that on our horror channel, I&...They keep rerunning that on our horror channel, I've seen a couple of eps :) Glad you liked the excerpt :)Sophie Duncanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14768033409563305140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469021061129080712.post-32751007950446415302014-04-09T06:06:59.955+01:002014-04-09T06:06:59.955+01:00Excellent :)Excellent :)Sophie Duncanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14768033409563305140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469021061129080712.post-19478419422188625452014-04-09T06:06:33.410+01:002014-04-09T06:06:33.410+01:00Thank you. All will be revealed :)Thank you. All will be revealed :)Sophie Duncanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14768033409563305140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469021061129080712.post-64052990963321238352014-04-09T02:29:00.275+01:002014-04-09T02:29:00.275+01:00I love stories with cursed objects. Way back in th...I love stories with cursed objects. Way back in the 80s/90s there was a show called Friday the Thirteenth the series where they had to retrieve cursed objects. Great excerpt.Ava Quinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09404716744982870650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469021061129080712.post-61464900475887662442014-04-09T02:22:50.109+01:002014-04-09T02:22:50.109+01:00I'm learning all kinds of interesting tidbits ...I'm learning all kinds of interesting tidbits from your posts! :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07040620581445666466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469021061129080712.post-74406504910609572752014-04-08T23:42:27.427+01:002014-04-08T23:42:27.427+01:00Interesting excerpt. There's a nice build up i...Interesting excerpt. There's a nice build up in the story. Everything seemed ordinary until they found the letters and then I started wondering who they belonged to, what they were about, where the writers were..Damaria Sennehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16933949808230808200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469021061129080712.post-6207882856740501282014-04-08T21:16:28.280+01:002014-04-08T21:16:28.280+01:00Thank you :) On to H!Thank you :) On to H!Sophie Duncanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14768033409563305140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469021061129080712.post-5780039846877377872014-04-08T21:11:10.689+01:002014-04-08T21:11:10.689+01:00Terrific writing! Tthese intriguing tales will hol...Terrific writing! Tthese intriguing tales will hold my attention, and probably give goosebumps, but they're suppose to. On to H then!Michelle Stanleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15070440041078195958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469021061129080712.post-17761190111406842412014-04-08T19:29:39.435+01:002014-04-08T19:29:39.435+01:00Her books do adapt rather well :)Her books do adapt rather well :)Sophie Duncanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14768033409563305140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469021061129080712.post-83712320171343707332014-04-08T19:22:21.233+01:002014-04-08T19:22:21.233+01:00i loved wives and daughters on a&e. I just ha...i loved wives and daughters on a&e. I just had to read the book. it took me two months of breakfast reading to finish it, but it was well worth it. I will now have to find the other one. <br /><br />awesome post.djinniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08552593765592424706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469021061129080712.post-57800845667433116852014-04-08T16:26:28.850+01:002014-04-08T16:26:28.850+01:00Elizabeth Gaskell has a good observational eye. Sh...Elizabeth Gaskell has a good observational eye. She's definitely up there, and yeah, I agree, just below Austen. :)Sophie Duncanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14768033409563305140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469021061129080712.post-7157361382762792462014-04-08T16:05:01.779+01:002014-04-08T16:05:01.779+01:00It is amazing to me how many people don't know...It is amazing to me how many people don't know who Elizabeth Gaskell is. Granted, she's not in league with Austen (at least to me), but I do rank her higher than the Brontes (although they rank third for me...or at least Charlotte does). Austen's stories were a bit light hearted and romantic whereas the Brontes were dark and moody. Gaskell was happily situated square in the middle...like the best of both worlds. Thanks for recognizing her!Keebleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13297218097725284142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469021061129080712.post-68630177059364526062014-04-08T14:33:35.290+01:002014-04-08T14:33:35.290+01:00Children do often see more than adults :) The litt...Children do often see more than adults :) The little girl in the nightgown would have unnerved me, especially if she was a frequent visitor. Although, if she's an imprint, then maybe not so scary? Did you just get used to her?<br /><br />Thanks for telling me your ghost stories. :)Sophie Duncanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14768033409563305140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469021061129080712.post-2311650743075957582014-04-08T14:29:23.147+01:002014-04-08T14:29:23.147+01:00Yup, apparently this one was not just a lonely old...Yup, apparently this one was not just a lonely old lady with too many cats.Sophie Duncanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14768033409563305140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469021061129080712.post-21496965399636038822014-04-08T14:28:50.793+01:002014-04-08T14:28:50.793+01:00Definitely worth the read :)Definitely worth the read :)Sophie Duncanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14768033409563305140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469021061129080712.post-79207086923554557722014-04-08T14:15:44.740+01:002014-04-08T14:15:44.740+01:00I've only had a handful of encounters I couldn...I've only had a handful of encounters I couldn't explain, despite living in the "old world." I think it had a lot to do with my inability to go out. My parents had a strict hold on me when I was little. So when we lived in Germany and England, I couldn't explore on my own. I was stuck. But there have been a couple of instances at my last house where the only explanation was "paranormal". Once, when my son was about 2 or 3, he kept looking out the window of his bedroom and said, "Man. Hat. Red." When my husband came home and looked around....nothing, no footprints or anything suspicious. The only thing we could guess was that my uncle had come to check up on us and see my son. :) Another time, same house, I saw a little girl, maybe 7 or 8 in her nightgown go from my son's bedroom across the hall to the bathroom and then out to the kitchen. Hubs saw it too more than I did, but he was up late at night with insomnia more than I was. That we attribute to an imprint, not a haunting. :)<br />Thanks for sharing! <3 ghost stories!<br />Jamie Dement (LadyJai)<br /><a href="http://writebackwards.we3dements.com" rel="nofollow">My A to Z</a><br /><a href="http://caringforaveteran.wordpress.com" rel="nofollow">Caring for My Veteran</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469021061129080712.post-12584536313949165172014-04-08T13:44:11.237+01:002014-04-08T13:44:11.237+01:00Oh, a witch that was actually a witch? Interesting...Oh, a witch that was actually a witch? Interesting :) thanks for the great stories, as usual :)<br />Cheers!<br /><br />@TarkabarkaHolgy from<br /><a href="http://multicoloreddiary.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Multicolored Diary</a> - Tales of colors<br /><a href="http://hungarykum.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">MopDog</a> - The crazy thing about Hungarians...A Tarkabarka Hölgyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06719668142192116685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469021061129080712.post-4048034781613921902014-04-08T12:21:58.453+01:002014-04-08T12:21:58.453+01:00I am going to have to read the Old Nurse's Sto...I am going to have to read the Old Nurse's Story. I love Gothic fiction.<br />Thanks for the heads up on it!<br /><br />--<br />Timothy S. Brannan<br /><a href="http://timbrannan.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">The Other Side</a>, April Blog Challenge: The A to Z of WitchesTimothy S. Brannanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02923526503305233715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469021061129080712.post-3200315979328158002014-04-08T11:38:22.083+01:002014-04-08T11:38:22.083+01:00Thanks :)Thanks :)Sophie Duncanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14768033409563305140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469021061129080712.post-18439403222161703582014-04-08T11:18:38.778+01:002014-04-08T11:18:38.778+01:00G is for Gosh, that was a Good Ghost Gala. :) Than...G is for Gosh, that was a Good Ghost Gala. :) ThanksCA Clarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17847165518615193237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469021061129080712.post-25124564433076751382014-04-08T09:23:21.830+01:002014-04-08T09:23:21.830+01:00She does sound like a rather unpleasant woman!She does sound like a rather unpleasant woman!Sophie Duncanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14768033409563305140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469021061129080712.post-86127648255538693562014-04-08T09:21:16.077+01:002014-04-08T09:21:16.077+01:00I didn't know that about Warwick Castle - the ...I didn't know that about Warwick Castle - the dairymaid sounds rather nasty. :) Great post as ever, dear sis.Tasha Duncan-Drakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12591239019422681163noreply@blogger.com