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Happy Easter

Happy Easter
The joy and blessings of the season to one and all, whether you celebrate the Christian meaning or just like the chocolate :)

Have a great day.

I made the cake for Easter Sunday lunch - it is from this recipe:
Malted Chocolate Cake with Malteser Edging

Q,R,S,T,U,V - Catch up for Days 17 to 22 #AtoZChallenge

Sorry for being so behind - stuff happened, nothing bad, just lots of stuff and Easter. This is my catch up post for Q, R, S, T, U and V. I hope you enjoy the ghost stories.

Q is for Querns RoadThis is a road in Canterbury and today's ghost story is inspired by the residence of Dorothy Crawford who is supposed to have lived in a haunted house for thirty years. I know nothing about the real Dorothy Crawford, or who her ghost may have been except that the ghost was a woman in nineteenth century...

P is for Penshurst - Penance by Natasha Duncan-Drake - Day 16 #AtoZChallenge

P is for PenshurstHello, I hope everyone is stocked up with chocolate for the coming weekend :). It is day 16 of the AtoZChallenge - where has all the time gone? Today is P and I have a drabble ghost story for you.
This little story is inspired by Penshurst, which is said to be haunted by the ghost of a man, reenacting his journey to meet his secret love, the vicar's daughter. Being a vicar's daughter myself, I had to pick this one. I have no idea what the full tale is, but this is my interpre...

O is for Old House at Home - Obsession by Natasha Duncan-Drake - Day 15 #AtoZChallenge

O is for Old House at HomeHello and welcome to day 15 of the AtoZChallenge. I'm a little late today, but I have a good reason, I was hoping my voice would stop being scratchy and squeaky so I could record today's story, but, alas, it is not to be, so it will have to wait until tomorrow to record the story.
We have a drabble today (exactly 100 words) and it is inspired by The Old House at Home pub on the Isle of Sheppey. This pub has noisy troublesome ghosts who slam doors and tip people out of...

N is for Northern Belle pub - Novelty by Natasha Duncan-Drake - Day 14 #AtoZChallenge

N is for Northern Belle pubGreetings and welcome to my ghost story for the letter N on this, the fourteenth day of the AtoZChallenge.
Today my ghost story is inspired by the Northern Belle pub in Margate, which is said to be haunted by the ghost of a woman with deathly pale skin, who wears a shroud.
This story is scary at the end, even though a good 70% of it isn't, so be warned.Novelty by Natasha Duncan-Drake
Mel would never say it out loud, because they made the pub a lot of money, but sh...

L is for Lodge Oak Lane & M is for The Old Metropole - Day 12 & 13 #AtoZChallenge

I was so busy this weekend I totally forgot to post Saturday's entry, so today we have both L and M. Enjoy!
L is for Lodge Oak LaneThe ghost story for L is inspired by the Cardinals Error pub on Lodge Oak Lane, Tonbridge, and I will say no more, because the story should speak for itself ;) This one is not scary.
Lookingby Natasha Duncan-DrakeLee came out of his dream and blearily opened one eye. It was still dark. He was a seasoned traveller, being a travelling sales rep. Usually nothing woke h...

K is for Knole House - Karma by Natasha Duncan-Drake - Day 11 #AtoZChallenge

K is for Knole HouseWelcome to day 11 of the AtoZChallenge. Firstly I have to apologise for not popping round to visit more of those taking part this week - it's been a bit of a less than stellar few days. I hope to get back into the swing of things soon.

Every day this month I will be writing a flash fiction ghost story inspired by local places near where I live in Kent. Today I have chosen Knole House in Sevenoaks. Now this has 2 very famous ghosts, Lady Anne Clifford, who lived many more fr...

J is for Peg Leg Jack, Sandling - Jack by Natasha Duncan-Drake Day 10 #AtoZChallenge

J is for Peg Leg Jack, SandlingGood morning, and welcome to another spooky tale for the #AtoZChallenge, this time for J. All month I am writing flash fiction ghost stories inspired by local places.
Today I have to admit I could not find a place beginning with J in Kent. So I had to cheat a little, it's the ghost that begins with J today. The ghost's name is Peg Leg Jack and he hails from The Museum of Kent Life in Sandling. Now I have no idea if he's a nice ghost or a nasty ghost because infor...

I is for Ivychurch - Intervention by Natasha Duncan-Drake - Day 9 #AtoZChallenge

I is for IvychurchHello and welcome to day 9 of the AtoZChallenge and my ghost story for the letter I. All month I will be posting flash fiction ghost stories inspired by local places in Kent.

Today I have chosen Ivychurch, a parish large in area, small in number of residents, down on Romney Marsh. This is close to where I grew up from the age of 3 to 11. I must confess I could not find a particular ghost story to inspire this one, but with tales of hidden tunnels and smugglers there are bound...

H is for Hawks Lane - Harm by Natasha Duncan-Drake - Day 8 #AtoZChallenge

H is for Hawks LaneHello and welcome to day 8 of the AtoZChallenge and the letter H. All month I will be writing flash fiction ghost stories inspired by local places.Today we have a drabble, a story of exactly 100 words.

The story is inspired by a property on Hawks Lane in Canterbury that is said to be haunted by a woman called Abigail. Read on to find out her story (although I did make up the method of her death since it is not listed in the legend).
Harm by Natasha Duncan-DrakeAbigail wa...