Hello. Hello and welcome to mini episode number 527 of real life ghost stories.

And I have two spooky stories for you today.

And the last story comes from the 7th of March, 26.

And story number one comes from Jennifer.

And Jennifer also has a podcast that is called

My True Ghost Stories, and the links to wherever you want to listen to that podcast will be in the

description of this episode. I've had many paranormal and supernatural adventures in my life,

some terrifying, some uplifting and everything in between.

The story I'm going to tell today is about an early, formative, paranormal experience that I had

when I was about nine years old. I was out alone in my backyard one summer morning, and my mother's

beautiful garden was in full bloom. I was snacking on ripe, juicy blackberries right off the bush.

The blackberry bush was in the sun, but most of the yard was shady,

as the sun was still behind the house.

It was relatively quiet, as it was early and most of the neighbours were still in their houses,

and there was also not much traffic out front yet.

After standing in the hot sun in front of the blackberry bush for a few minutes,

eating the berries one by one,

I eventually gathered a handful of blackberries from the blackberry bush

and brought them into the shade to sit on the cellar door and eat them.

It was quiet, serene, with blue skies and a warm breeze,

sunshine, some ambient breakfast noises from the open windows of the neighbouring houses,

and the sound of birds singing in the nearby backyard trees.

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