More Oddments

Once again, our backyard has become Lake NoLie. I love this rain, because it usually leads to mild Spring days. Also the Magnolia tree has bloomed, which is my favorite sign of spring coming.
My sister and her two youngest are visiting my dad, and we've been hanging out there. This evening, our conversation turned (not surprisingly) to ghosties. I've got a few more stories.
Apparently, when I was much younger, a friend of mine and I were over at the farmhouse in the early evening. We heard my name being called, and while this is not so unusual for me nowadays, this particular time is unique in that we both heard my name. I forgot about it over the years until my sister reminded me of it this evening. I also remember that that particular evening was the last time that that particular friend spoke to me. My sis says it's possibly that my grandfather called my name, happy that I was there. I hope that's true!
Another weirdness has to do with my dad's house, which is right next door. Apparently a few months after we moved in, one of the beams upstairs began to leak a thick, sticky red substance. Accompanying this substance were some scratching noises. Two possible explanations - first, as the beams were relatively new, it could have been some kind of resin from the wood. Second, it is possible a small animal had somehow gotten trapped inside the woodwork, and tried to get out. The latter possibility is less likely, as there was never an accompanying smell of ex-animal.
One last oddment that I've noticed lately. More and more I am seeing small cats, in particular a white one and an orange one, wandering the house. They are very cute, and I think they're friendly, but I'm positive they're not currently alive. It's all good.