Hello all, One that still gives me chills is what happened to me and my niece in the famous Hall of Mirrors in the Royal's Palace in Versailles, just south of Paris. Lucy and I were standing at one end of the huge ballroom. Other folks were scattered around admiring the mirrors, etc. Suddenly I felt a hard tap on my shoulder and was aware of the strong odor of a dirty body and rancid perf. Lucy smelled the odors too. She told me that I had frozen in my shoes and was white as a sheet and also said "Ler's get out of here." I felt a fanilarity with the place as if I had been there before. Was it a ghost or spirit that recognized me from the past and was trying to get my attention? All the old castles, churches, homes seem to have their own ghosts, spirits and stories to tell. If a person is of a sensive nature they can feel the presence of these things when they walk through these places. Southern Belle in Versailles, France just south of Paris. ----- Original Message ----- From: doris To: MEMORY_LANE@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, October 13, 2010 3:20 AM Subject: [MEMORY_LANE] Re: Stories / Belle I don't think your stories would be boring to anybody on this list Belle. And........if they're repeats and we don't want to read them again........we all have delete keys on our keyboards. <smile> Oh that is soooooo cool about the Bible of your great-grandfather's. Has the person in possession of this Bible had any strange happenings? I understand about your eyes too. I have some problems with mine also and can't see nearly as well as I used to. Hugs, Doris ----- Original Message ----- From: Belle Shepherd To: MEMORY_LANE@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, October 12, 2010 6:48 PM Subject: Re: [MEMORY_LANE] new member / Belle Thanks, Doris, I have many things in books and in the computer. My eyesight now keeps me from doing very much at a time, very frustrating. My stories might be repeats and boring to some. I have really enjoyed doing the research and sharing with with distant kin. I long ago wrote about my great-grandfather Capt. William Henry McDonald and his haunted house in Charleston, South Carolina in the late 1850's. He kept a Bible on the downstair's hall table for the use of guests. They would take it to their room and look for it to return it to the table, no Bible. They would find it back on the table. Who/what put it there? Recently , I heard from a descendant from his first , I'm from the second. Seems thisss person is in possesion of the Bible in my story. We have shared information. Belle __._,_.___ Your email settings: Individual Email|Traditional Change settings via the Web (Yahoo! ID required) Change settings via email: Switch delivery to Daily Digest | Switch to Fully Featured Visit Your Group | Yahoo! Groups Terms of Use | Unsubscribe __,_._,___