Having been aware of a presence at the foot of the stairs for several weeks now, it came as no surprise what happened recently.
The family dog had been lying down at the foot of the stairs, and seemed to be aware of something, or someone, above him on the stairs.
I made a comment at that moment, "there is someone on the stairs again."
Almost immediately, which appeared to confirm the presence was indeed there, and had made an intelligent response, there was the sound of three clearly audible creaks from the stair treads of the stairs in approximately that location.
Our stair case does not creak. It cannot have been due to moisture movement etc .... the only explanation was the invisible visitor who often stands there.
I checked the stairs out, and could not make the stair treads creak, no matter how many times I walked and jumped on the treads. The only creaking noise I could create was actually from the balustrades which are loose.
However, I was not able to reproduce the three audible creaks in the way we had clearly heard them ....
Note to Self: how is the book getting on?
