My husband and I were just minutes late for the beginning of my son’s Friday night soccer game only to discover the field saturated from the morning’s storms and the bleachers on the Home side completely filled. Discarding our Michigan State University chairs and blanket as neither was an ideal seat due to the circumstances; we found a seat on the Visitor’s side. I am typically well behaved. Whether that is my nature or my Lutheran upbringing, or both, I... Read more
It’s the Haunting Season again and I know that I am excited! Although I do events year round, there is something about the colder temperatures, the crunching of leaves and the scents of autumn that make this even more exciting. I have several events coming up in the next month that are a bit different than years past, but I hope to see you at one of them. September 21st – Join me in Wyandotte at an old Masonic hall... Read more
You may be trying to sell a house and are feeling stuck. Try these unusual suggestions and you may find yourself packing your boxes sooner than later. Feng Shui – Feng means wind and shui means water and although the definition is a complex one, the quick gist is that there must be balance within an environment. That balance is felt and if the energy is unaligned as buyers walk-through, they may not feel connected to the space. There are Feng Shui experts with many professional... Read more
The morning was cool and it felt great to throw on a sweatshirt as I left the house for my daily jog. I couldn’t find my headphones and was mildly irritated; I needed the motivation of listening to Blaine and Allyson of 96.3and their banter to get my jog on and so without that I thought I would just take a quick brisk walk.Even though it was a Tuesday, all was quiet in the neighborhood with a passing jogger here... Read more
For over a year a friend, Mary, and I threw around an idea of doing retreats that would help, mainly women, create new friendship, explore their artistic side and embrace their inner child. And so Gypsy Soul Retreats was born as a means to inspire, encourage and nurture creativity with unique workshops. We knew that there were plenty retreats that were offered and we wrestled with how would ours differ until we realized we couldn’t do the comparison and that we... Read more
Last week when the announcement came through that Ben Affleck was cast as Batman for the new Superman movie, Twitter and Facebook exploded with dissatisfaction of the casting choice. Many brought up Ben’s past nightmare of a movie Gigli, which has been touted as one of the worst films of all times. That was 2003. 10 whole years ago. He has changed and matured, as we all have. Then many brought up Daredevil, which coincidentally was the same year. Daredevil was actually... Read more
I lay on the red couch in my living room, my head on the tan pillows. Tears streamed silently down my face. I couldn’t feel my arms, I was so numb. I could hear my husband, Chuck, happily singing in the kitchen. I heard him start the dishwasher and come towards the living room and so I quickly wiped my face. I hadn’t worn any makeup that day, so I was safe from Alice Cooper eyes or smeared lipstick down... Read more
I have always loved music. I started taking dancing lessons when I was quite young, played drums in a rock band (and in school band), sang in the choir and over all loved music. Still do. Music makes many people feel young and conjures memories of the past. When my husband and I met, we bonded over our love of music, albeit we don’t have identical tastes and with him being ten years older than I am, I tease him... Read more
With the summer almost ready to close up shop, validated by my lawn covered in crinkled red leaves, the stress piled up for me to either shovel or to quick figure out where I could hide it, or hide from it. As you probably know if you follow me on Facebook, Twitter or read my InSights, Chuck and I do a fair amount of traveling throughout the year, mostly leading paranormal investigations or researching for my books. You will never... Read more
Seen on shows such as Ghost Adventures, Ghost Hunters Academy, and My Ghost Story, the Ohio State Reformatory (or Mansfield Reformatory) in Mansfield, Ohio has been noted as one of the top haunted locations in the world. Utilized for many movie and music videos, most notoriously for the movie Shawshank Redemption, and on Sunday, August 18th twenty-nine of us investigated the historical location. The Ohio State Reformatory was built by Freemasons in 1886 and was designed to rehabilitate first-time offenders.... Read more
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