Old Chinatown. (In the spirit of Ed Mooney’s wonderful ghost stories and history challenges, here is a little local history. ) Fort Victoria was one of the last outposts of the British Empire (established by the Hudson’s Bay Fur Trading Company), and as with all frontier towns had its’ share of colorful characters and lawlessness. At…
Tag: Halloween
Monochrome and Other Madnesses
I can’t do total justice to the magnificent churches of Paris but here is a tribute and my contribution to Leanne Cole and Monochrome Madness 3-28 and be that Halloween or Samhain is creeping up on us, here are two interpretations of the Beansidhe (Banshee) bearing in mind that though there were those who were…
Castle Ghosts of Victoria
This was my offering to Ed Mooneys‘ spectacular Spooktacular for Halloween. The castle and grounds are a perfect afternoon haunt. Colwood is an area outside of Victoria and there, in a beautiful setting by the ocean, sits Hatley Castle. Built by architect Samuel MacLure for James Dunsmuir, the son of coal baron Robert Dunsmuir, it lies on 565 acres…
Tales from the Basement and Other Dark Places where things go bump in the night
A spooky tale for Halloween- Oh no! thought Charles as he lay quietly in his bed! The small lamp on the side table began to sputter and flicker and as briefly as a candle it suddenly went out! It was dark now and the Bumper was back! He could hear it coming up the stairs from…
My haunted offering to Monochrome Madness
for Leanne and Laura’s Monochrome Madness 35 – and in celebration of Halloween For those who like multi media I include two” haunting” pieces of music in medley from a much underrated film about – an enchanted girl who rises out of a modern day swimming pool, and a call to change which is as relevant…
the runes of the gatekeeper's daughter- dedicated to Nick 