I think we need a poll to find out who we think is the grumpiest on here. Uncle never struck me as being more grumpy than most but I am completely open minded on the subject.
If we do have a poll do we divide it into male and female and who decides the base line?
On to the OP again I am open minded. I lived in a very old cottage in Northamptonshire built when Cromwell was doing his thing. Every so often I was aware of an 'old lady' being around and it was always accompanied by the scent of lavender. I did a bit of digging and found out who she might be.
The children would talk about her quite freely. I never felt threatened, nor did the children and it/she was just part of the cottage.
Growler there is no reason why whatever is happening next door will spread to your home..