Tuesday, October 30, 2012

Almost The Witching Hour!

Welcome to all our ghosty friends...and those not so ghosty. We hope that everyone is having a wonderful fall. The temperatures here are up and down, but today not so bad. We pray that everyone in the path of Hurricane Sandy is and stays safe. Mother Nature is nothing to mess with. She makes herself known in the worst way sometimes.
Here, we have had a red hot fall. We wish to thank Quincy Books in the Quincy Mall for allowing us to host the book signing. And to Larry Wilson, we thank you for coming out for this event. To Donna and the rest of the Villa Kathrine, we thank you for allowing us to have a gathering in your wonderful building. To Larry and Kae, thank you for participating in this event. And to all of our guests, thanks so much for the kind words, and for coming out to play with us that night. We hope to repeat this event again really soon. Thanks to all of you, we were able to donate money towards the upkeep of the Castle, so it will long remain a wonderful part of Quincy.
We have recently hosted a couple of investigation events...we enjoyed doing these and plan to do more in the future as well. Still sorting through the evidence, and hope to have these placed on the website within a few more days.
Another investigation this weekend, and again in 2 weeks. A chance to help, and another chance to visit a location which is becoming another favorite of ours. We thank each and every one of our clients for allowing us into their homes and places of business. We strive to do the best possible job, and appreciate your faith in our team.

Well, it is almost time for one of the most popular holidays...Halloween. That time when the veil thins between this world and the other, when ghosts and goblins are said to be able to roam this earth. Many in spiderman, cowboy, and witch costumes. We enjoy watching the kids dress up and go from house to house, repeating a tradition that we, ourselves, enjoyed when we were smaller. We hope every parent and child has fun, but stays safe. One of the most fun days can easily become a frightening night, if everyone isn't careful. So please be mindful of the small ones, they only want to have fun and don't always think about things such as traffic.

But what about Halloween? Do you think the spirits are more active on these nights? Halloween goes way back 2000 years, possibly to the Celtic tradition of dressing in costume and lighting bonfires to ward off roaming ghosts (they believed that the ghosts of the dead walked the earth on October 31.) . Pope Gregory III in the 8th century designated  November 1 as a day to celebrate all saints and martyrs, otherwise known as All Saints Day. October 31 became known as All Hallows Eve. Other traditions have evolved into the ones we see today. From the "Jack O Lantern" to the "tricking or treating" each can be traced back to a custom found in an earlier century, and even sometimes in a different country. All combined, we have the celebration we so enjoy today.
So, is the veil thinner on Halloween? Do the presence of our spooks cause an increase in ghosts on this earth? Are you more apt to run into one of these unearthly beings on this night? And, will you even know for sure which is the real ghost and which is the fun one? Do dopplegangers really exist, and could you possibly see one on this night? We don't know for sure...but it sure makes for something to think about when next your door bell rings.....Happy Halloween!!!

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