Hello! I am wearing a new hat and it is Baskets Of Ghosts. You may know me as Weaver Of Tales or just plain Ruth Thompson. Hats, hats we are always changing hats. Of course I started off with my kid’s hat. School came along and I wore my student's hat. There were others like the bride’s hat, mother’s hat, teacher’s hat, and Granny’s hat. Some of these I still wear but I have added the senior’s hat and the author’s hat. How many hats have you worn?
I believe that I am a very fortunate person. My family and my Kentucky heritage have always been very important to me. Teaching was the direction I took in the work place that I enjoyed for twenty-seven years.
My husband, Jerry and I chose the west coast of Florida to retire, but beautiful Lake Cumberland in Kentucky keeps calling us back a couple of months each year. I began writing when I retired. First I wrote mysteries and then I switched to historical novels. My first book published is “The Bluegrass Dream” it is about the first settlers in the Bluegrass of Kentucky. “Natchez Above The River” is the second one published and is the first book of my Civil War novels. The next book I publish will be my second Civil War novel entitled “Four Long Years.” Ruth Thompson
Monday, November 24, 2008
GHOST PLACES
Listen with care while I whisper in your ear about Ghooost! I will be the first to tell you that I have never seen a ghost but I don’t disbelieve. When I was a kid my little sister and I sometimes thought there were ghosts in our attic and the basement. I also have an older sister and she may have given us the idea. I have never been ghost hunting but it is on my to do list. In the summer when we were kids we told lots of ghost stories after dark out on the front porch. Of course we enjoyed trying to scare the younger ones by making ghost like noises.
Sometimes to change my writing routine I will write short stories but most of all ghost stories. Some of my ghost stories are for children, some are for adults, and many are about Civil War ghosts. One of my favorite ones is about a Confederate soldier, Tod Carter who was killed in the Battle of Franklin in his own yard. He and other apparitions have been seen in the Carter home in Franklin, Tennessee. You can read about it in “Ghost Of The Blue And Gray” by Ruth Thompson next year.
Jerry and I when we visit a new city we like to tour the city in an open carriage. The first time we were in Charleston we took a tour. Our driver pointed out all the places in Charleston where ghosts lurked. There are pirate ghosts, Civil War ghosts, slave ghosts, and evil people ghosts in Charleston. Believe me Charleston has every kind of ghosts that exist. The young man told us some fantastic ghosts stories. It was the best city tour we ever had. Don’t miss it when you go to Charleston. Baskets Of Ghosts
Sometimes to change my writing routine I will write short stories but most of all ghost stories. Some of my ghost stories are for children, some are for adults, and many are about Civil War ghosts. One of my favorite ones is about a Confederate soldier, Tod Carter who was killed in the Battle of Franklin in his own yard. He and other apparitions have been seen in the Carter home in Franklin, Tennessee. You can read about it in “Ghost Of The Blue And Gray” by Ruth Thompson next year.
Jerry and I when we visit a new city we like to tour the city in an open carriage. The first time we were in Charleston we took a tour. Our driver pointed out all the places in Charleston where ghosts lurked. There are pirate ghosts, Civil War ghosts, slave ghosts, and evil people ghosts in Charleston. Believe me Charleston has every kind of ghosts that exist. The young man told us some fantastic ghosts stories. It was the best city tour we ever had. Don’t miss it when you go to Charleston. Baskets Of Ghosts
DO GHOSTS MAKE THEIR SELVES KNOWN?
We all have gifts even though we may not be aware of them. Artists and athletes gifts are obvious. There are so many more gifts than these. Think of a person who is always kind regardless of the situation. That is a gift. The list is long and the one I want to focus on is the gift of openness of a person to feel and see spirits. It is my understanding that all children have this, but only a few let it develop. I guess I missed the boat.
There are many who may smell the fragrance of their mother and know that her spirit is near. Others may feel a chill when a spirit is close. I have even had this type of experience. I find it so amazing that someone can be so open to the idea of spirits that they can visually see them. We live in a very complicated world. This stated I think that those who have not crossed over to the here-after/heaven are bound to the spirit world by something they have not completed on earth.
There are spirits out there trying to make their selves known. I am trying to be aware of the sounds, smells, a light touch, a whisper, and a slight pull on a strain of hair, a chill, or being engulfed in warmth/love. If I should ever encounter a ghost I do hope it is loveable, kind, and fun to be around. Baskets Of Ghosts
There are many who may smell the fragrance of their mother and know that her spirit is near. Others may feel a chill when a spirit is close. I have even had this type of experience. I find it so amazing that someone can be so open to the idea of spirits that they can visually see them. We live in a very complicated world. This stated I think that those who have not crossed over to the here-after/heaven are bound to the spirit world by something they have not completed on earth.
There are spirits out there trying to make their selves known. I am trying to be aware of the sounds, smells, a light touch, a whisper, and a slight pull on a strain of hair, a chill, or being engulfed in warmth/love. If I should ever encounter a ghost I do hope it is loveable, kind, and fun to be around. Baskets Of Ghosts
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