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The haunting of Hoar Cross Hall #15

...droom but both were fast asleep.  How strange, she thought and went back to the lounge. The next day Viv was helping to clean the Library.  This was her favourite room as it had two secret doors built into the walls masquerading as bookshelves; when they were closed you couldn’t see them at all.   She dusted all the shelves, looked at a few books then decided to polish the mirror which stood on the mantlepiece above the fireplace.  It was a lovely old gilt framed mirror so Viv was very careful with it.  As she peered closely into it trying to remove a mark she suddenly jumped back – there before her was the face of a little girl!  Viv gathered hersel...

Christmas High Jinks!

...” They both looked at the name and Viv suddenly had an epiphany. “It’s the ghost!” she cried.  “The little girl we keep seeing on the landing.” “Urgh really?” queried Gavin, moving further away from the grave. “It must be”, continued Viv.  “She’s the same age, she’s a Meynell and she died in the Victorian days.” Viv stood up triumphantly as she realised that this must be the child’s last resting place.  Then she felt a bit sad as she thought of someone dying so young; it also made the whole ghost thing seem more of a reality now that they’d seen her grave.  Dusk was starting to fall so they made their way back through the...

Midnight pool parties #21

...e as they both had their separate businesses to run, plus it was their home, so they continued to live at each end of the house trying to avoid one another! And so I came of age at a party where everyone was dressed as a Roman wearing a toga!  It was great fun until someone decided to open the window and walk along the ledge.  I’ve mentioned in previous blogs that my brothers and I would walk along the window ledges when we were children (with perhaps smaller feet) but this was a fully grown man who’d had a few drinks and thought it was hilarious to stand outside the window jigging up and down at us!  We all ran to the window and tried to entice him in w...

Motor Racing Days #8

...n’t too bothered about winning; drivers always got their ‘start’ money and he was satisfied with that. Accidents meant expensive repairs!   Dad with his first racing car    During the 1960s he raced Lotus Elites and I have never forgotten the time, aged just 5 years old, when he took me for a spin around Mallory Park. I remember it all very clearly, even now. He strapped me into the car, watched by the mechanics in the pits. My poor mother was worried to death and kept asking if I’d be alright! My dad was his usual self, flouting the rules, and continued to do a few laps around the circuit with me clinging petrified to the side of the seat - I...

Coming Of Age #21

...e as they both had their separate businesses to run, plus it was their home, so they continued to live at each end of the house trying to avoid one another! And so I came of age at a party where everyone was dressed as a Roman wearing a toga!  It was great fun until someone decided to open the window and walk along the ledge.  I’ve mentioned in previous blogs that me and my brothers would walk along the window ledges when we were children (with perhaps smaller feet) but this was a fully grown man who’d had a few drinks and thought it was hilarious to stand outside the window jigging up and down at us!  We all ran to the window and tried to entice him in...

RACE TRACK ‘AFTER PARTIES’ #27

...ere.  We both dressed up in our mediaeval costumes and became ‘Grid Girls’ for the day, which was also a lot of fun when you’re 16 and the world’s media is focused on the race track that you’re standing on!   Don’t miss next week’s instalment:  See you in Court If this is your first visit to my blog site and you would like to read from the beginning of the story: Please Click Here!...