tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post172563210687747016..comments2024-03-28T17:39:40.759-04:00Comments on Granny Sue's News and Reviews: Witch Balls and Gazing BallsGranny Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01129064020727041161noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-53951672387124120602018-01-06T20:58:41.808-05:002018-01-06T20:58:41.808-05:00I have always wondered why people had gazing balls...I have always wondered why people had gazing balls in their gardens. I never knew their origin, thanks for a very informative post!Steve Arnoldnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-39193254553672985562018-01-06T19:05:30.222-05:002018-01-06T19:05:30.222-05:00Great post, never heard of witch balls made of hai...Great post, never heard of witch balls made of hair. Saw some for sale in an antique shop in England. Also saw a dunking stool in a church there.Mac n' Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05732924562630675589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-27850427235268479352018-01-06T08:08:23.664-05:002018-01-06T08:08:23.664-05:00I'd love to hear that story sometime, Marilyn....I'd love to hear that story sometime, Marilyn. I found only the one story that mentioned them, but I will need to do some more looking.Granny Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01129064020727041161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-91445596612498461852018-01-06T02:06:41.796-05:002018-01-06T02:06:41.796-05:00That was interesting to learn, I had not heard the...That was interesting to learn, I had not heard these background stories before. Brighttps://brighidsplace.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-90126409590149448612018-01-05T20:36:22.106-05:002018-01-05T20:36:22.106-05:00I love witch balls. I have six or seven of them. ...I love witch balls. I have six or seven of them. I had always heard that the witch or evil spirit would be attracted to the shiny balls, but when they came inside to investigate they were trapped by the glass strands and could not escape. I have a colonial-era story about a witch ball.Marilynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17703845174334661585noreply@blogger.com