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In the depths of winter…

Hello to everyone! I hope you are doing well after the Christmas and New Year’s holiday. I am back with another blog. It is now the middle of winter, and I don’t know what it’s like where you are, but over here it has been icy cold, with blustering winds and some glittery white snow.Continue reading “In the depths of winter…”

A little Christmas folklore…

In the spirit of the season, this month I will be relaying some interesting legends about the origins of old Nativity customs and symbols. For this blog post, I will discuss the history (very brief) of the Christmas tree. In our modern world, we take evergreen trees along with their various decorations seemingly for granted.Continue reading “A little Christmas folklore…”

Dark Romance

Inspired by my recent postings of ghost stories, I am showcasing one of the necklaces I sell in my store. This necklace is simple, gorgeous and haunting. It has an antique gunmetal plated filigree with two jet black Swarovski applique stones. The filigree is fastened onto a 22- inch cable chain with a lobster claspContinue reading “Dark Romance”

The Lady in White Continued…

Here is the story of the lady in white aboard the Eliza White ship as adapted from Frederick Stonehouse’s Haunted Lakes II. For more information, on this story and other occurrences of the ghostly lady in white, please see my previous blog post. The Ghostly Lady One night after the old double masted schooner knownContinue reading “The Lady in White Continued…”

The Lady in White

Since we are still recovering from Halloween, I have one more scary story for you adapted from Frederick Stonehouse’s book of the Haunted Great Lakes. This one is taken from his second book, Haunted Lakes II, and it was printed in 2000. It is about a ghostly woman in white (sometimes called a white ladyContinue reading “The Lady in White”

Ghost Stories…

I have always loved a good ghost story. Something about sitting by a campfire, or fire, or anywhere quiet and either listening to someone tell a chilling tale or reading it for yourself has always been one of my favorite pastimes, even if I get a little (or a lot) scared in the process. IContinue reading “Ghost Stories…”