I'm seeing Ghosts in Your Great House, she said
By cynthiann
@cynthiann (18602)
Jamaica
March 8, 2013 4:33pm CST
My great House? I don't have a Great House but did mention it apropos in an response to a mylot friend.
So, I put my basket down as I was in a supermarket when this lady came up to me and asked me if I was Mrs -. I looked around nervously and said yes.
She then reminded me that we had met nearly two years ago when I went to my husband's ancestral home and she is the owner.(I was shocked at her appearance as she had aged.)
I had really wanted to see the cemetary as it was a private one containing only his family members - at that time they were all Jewish. Regretfully, she said that some of the graves had been descecrated and I found this very upsetting and will report it to the Rabbi.
In hushed tones she told tales, of seeing ghosts, white, black and all shades in between. She opened a closet and saw a man dressed in old fashioned clothes and he wore a wig. She spoke of hearing deep heavy breathing outside of her door and ghosts passing her in the house.
She then mentioned that she had my eldest son socially recently and was struck my his resemblance to one of 'her' ghosts as they looked similar except the ghost was of a fairer complexion but they WALKED with the same rolling gait as it were. Now this son walks exactly like his father so it may be a family thing.
She invited me to come and visit her and see the place in greater detail. It is so very beautiful and she has maintained its integrity. Wide curved mahogony staircases etc and magnificent furniture. Beautifully proportioned. She and her husband run it as an Inn for guests.
All this,and I had only stopped at the supermarket to buy bread and milk!
I asked her if she was scared but she said no as everyone was smiling. (A ghost that smiles
)
Finally, she gently reminded me that although they love living there it is UP FOR SALE.
Today, I thought about this. Would I live in a Great House that is reportedly haunted by friendly ghosts? I think that I would - after I had blessed every nook and cranny.
Would you?
Oh, she had changed the name of the house. Do you think that this may have raised the ghosts from their slumber - so to speak?
She invited me to come and visit her and see the place in greater detail. It is so very beautiful and she has maintained its integrity. Wide curved mahogony staircases etc and magnificent furniture. Beautifully proportioned. She and her husband run it as an Inn for guests.
All this,and I had only stopped at the supermarket to buy bread and milk!
I asked her if she was scared but she said no as everyone was smiling. (A ghost that smiles)
Finally, she gently reminded me that although they love living there it is UP FOR SALE.
Today, I thought about this. Would I live in a Great House that is reportedly haunted by friendly ghosts? I think that I would - after I had blessed every nook and cranny.
Would you?
Oh, she had changed the name of the house. Do you think that this may have raised the ghosts from their slumber - so to speak?5 people like this
12 responses
@cynthiann (18602)
• Jamaica
8 Mar 13
Dawn - if I for a moment could afford to buy it and live there then I could afford staff to clean and cook and I would be living the life of Reilly
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@cynthiann (18602)
• Jamaica
8 Mar 13
Gotcha!Not sure hiw many room sbut am guessing at a dozen from what I remember and they are big too. No, if I had to clean then I wouldn't be moving either. They were asking US1 Million last year but they may have decreased due to economic conditions so well out of my range
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@artemeis (4194)
• China
9 Mar 13
If you can afford it - buy it.
What if this old lady is being sent by God, an angel, who is trying to reach a message to you?
The house could possess some hidden treasures of untold riches which would turn out to save the entire nation from decimation. Go where your heart tells you.
@artemeis (4194)
• China
9 Mar 13
On the other hand, I think you can offer to manage the property offer it to Hollywood for another Stephen King's thriller or whatever that can give the place more exposure, to aid it into a top tourist attraction.
Paranormal adventure is one of the most popular and upcoming tourist attractions. I am sure what you had mentioned is a real potential, one which could reap a handsome dividend for you.
@cynthiann (18602)
• Jamaica
9 Mar 13
Actually, If I had the money then I would buy it. There are some photos online as it is in tourism in a samll way. But I did feel an instant connection to it and the desecrated graves are a worry to me. going to email my Jewish friend shortly to tell him about it. He knows and has visited the cematary as he is a genealogist too. I would love it butnunfortunately we do not have this kind of money. I would have to sell our farml and I do not want to have to do that. I can dream a little though
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@cynthiann (18602)
• Jamaica
10 Mar 13
You really come up with novel ideas. Let me run this by my children
@GardenGerty (160697)
• United States
9 Mar 13
I am not sure that I would buy it. I would be like you and have some kind of a religious service for the house. I know it would be wonderful if you could afford your husband's ancestral home. It would be awesome if you and your son could afford it together and give the twins a chance to have space there and the heritage.
@cynthiann (18602)
• Jamaica
9 Mar 13
There is no way that we could afford it but still, in view of its history, I do hope that she agrees to have a service not just in the house but in the cemetary. Some of the graves are over 250 years old
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@cynthiann (18602)
• Jamaica
9 Mar 13
Well, I wasn't going to mention this but she said that she did wake up and one was lying on top of her but she didn't feel any weightSo she got a psychic who said that hen fancied her The psychic also saw lots of them laughing and talking together but not a sound.
So she got a psychic who said that hen fancied her The psychic also saw lots of them laughing and talking together but not a sound.2 people like this
@cynthiann (18602)
• Jamaica
8 Mar 13
I think that I would want someone sleeping in the bed with me
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@katsmeow1213 (28716)
• United States
9 Mar 13
Or it was already haunted before she changed the name.
I don't think I could live someplace that was haunted.
There's a pub down the road from us that is supposedly haunted. They use the fact to try to get more business. It does fairly good business too.
I wouldn't mind visiting a haunted pub.. but I could never sleep at a haunted inn. I'd probably be scared out of my wits!
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@katsmeow1213 (28716)
• United States
9 Mar 13
I suppose desecrating the cemetary could have caused the ghosts.. if they're really there. Perhaps she's just imagining it because of her guilt?
@cynthiann (18602)
• Jamaica
9 Mar 13
I honestly don't know Kat. I will see her in the next few weeks and will ask her if the other members of her family have seen them. You have an interesting point
@cynthiann (18602)
• Jamaica
9 Mar 13
She said that when they first bought it there were no hauntings. I shall ask her if her visitors are haunted when they stay there. I am wondering if this started with the graves being desecrated? I don't know if it is connected but I have a good friend who is Jewish si am going to ask his advise as to what should be done. But Kat. It is so very beautiful. In excellent condition plus pool etc.
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@cynthiann (18602)
• Jamaica
9 Mar 13
Not realkly understanding. id you nmean you lived with 2oo ghosts?
@lucas5 (455)
• Sao Paulo, Brazil
9 Mar 13
no, 200 people, but it was in a old church.
I used to study there with 200 other boys.
@AmbiePam (92778)
• United States
9 Mar 13
I don't believe in ghosts, and if I did, I think I'd have a problem. I mean, can any ghost come into any house? If you get annoyed with one, how would you ban them? Could you call on a particular one to come visit? Because I kind of think it would be cool to do that. I pretty much said all this to my dad the other day. He looked at me and said, "You're weird."
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@cynthiann (18602)
• Jamaica
9 Mar 13
I never believed in ghosts until I saw one in Holland. Turned out the house where |I was staying had been an old people's home and it was bombed by the Germans in WW11. I think that it may have something to do with the graves being desecrated. Evidently some souls stay instead of going on immediately. She said they were not evil. Over the years living here I have seen so many unexplainable things. There is evil and it should not be tampered with
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@cupkitties (7421)
• United States
9 Mar 13
It could be that or due to their graves being messed with.
Our family used to live in a haunted home in Florida years.ago. My dad later discovered small cemetery near the house and looked like someone had vandalized it. He believed the spirits were upset by it.
I'm not sure that I'd actually want to live with ghosts whether or not they were friendly. I've heard of some cases before where they started out that way, but then for some unknown reason they turned mean. Its best to send them to rest.
@cynthiann (18602)
• Jamaica
10 Mar 13
We joke about it but this is in jest. I totally agree with you. These poor souls should be laid to rest. did you see ghosts in the hauntedhouse in which you lived?
@cupkitties (7421)
• United States
10 Mar 13
Yep. A young boy appeared in our parents bedroom and a look alike of our step mother went floating past us kids room and down the hall way. My siblings and I all saw her.
@lelin1123 (15595)
• Puerto Rico
9 Mar 13
A great house at this time of my life no thank you. There would be to much work to maintain it. However, if younger and a bigger family definitely as long as the ghosts were friendly. I believe it could be fun having a house full of ghosts. Evil ghosts no way though. I have two daughters and I know the youngest one would love it. She visits a restaurant in New Mexico because its haunted.@cynthiann (18602)
• Jamaica
10 Mar 13
If I had the money to purchase this house then I would also be able to aford the necessary help to clean it Noty sure I would be comfortable with ghosts around though
Noty sure I would be comfortable with ghosts around though
@cvodrey (225)
• United States
9 Mar 13
Oh my. While I would love to visit a haunted inn, I cannot say I would want to live there...or even stay the night. I don't know if I would believe her when she says the ghosts are all smiling; it may be a ploy to sell the house. Also something to consider: Maybe she's not all there upstairs, if you know what I mean. ;)
@cynthiann (18602)
• Jamaica
10 Mar 13
Yes, it is hard to know what exactly is the truth from her this nis why I want to visit her again to find out more and to make a judgement. Living in the house is really just my little fancy as it is so very beautiful
@bounce58 (17387)
• Canada
11 Mar 13
I have a mole in one of my eyes. And when I was young, old people (ladies) back in my hometown would always tell me that my mole was a sign that I would be able to see ghosts. It scared the living crap of me when I was young!
But through the years, I've learned that it wasn't true, as I've never seen one. Nowadays, I think it would LIKE to see one. Specially a smiling one at that!
@cynthiann (18602)
• Jamaica
11 Mar 13
I have mn=ixed feelings. It is online and I will send it too you. Painted blue which is horrif for a Great House buy structurally almost perfect and she kept its integrity
@best4ever (45)
• Germany
9 Mar 13
Fantastic story, No matter how, ghost is always be ghost.Your faith shall direct you in good way.
@cynthiann (18602)
• Jamaica
10 Mar 13
Thank you. I will offer to bless her house though unless a miracle happens I am unable to buy it
