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True Ghost Stories Part One: Leave the Lights On
By Sharon Chayra
After two days of international travel, I tucked my nine year-old daughter, Jordan, in a bed befitting the princess from Princess and the Pea. The sumptuous white duvet and coverlet allowed her to burrow between the linens that were particularly welcoming on the chilly summer night. You come to realize that even in June, British summers require holiday travelers to pack cardigans instead of bikinis, but it was a welcome respite from our departing temperature of 110 degrees.
Shortly after our arrival, my aunt prepared a proper British roast dinner. She even ensured my favorite Jersey potatoes were served with the luxurious butter made only in the lush Somerset countryside and used by chefs around the world.
Afterward, we sat around the fire that flickered from the six-foot wide hearth made of large quarried English limestone that buffered the wattle and daub (timber and mud made popular in the Tudor times) masonry. Above the mantle on the plastered white walls hung my cousin’s school photos, a portrait of my mother and various members of the family, along with assorted horse brasses. It was a charming setting in which to catch up after a six-year separation.... continues
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