Anyone else had objects move on their own in the kitchen specifically?

Kitchens specifically, yeah. Had something weird in our old house in Matlock about six years ago. A mug slid about eight inches across the worktop, no vibration, no one near it, completely dry surface. I was standing right there making a brew so I can't explain it away.

What gets me is how often kitchens come up in poltergeist reports compared to other rooms. Some researchers reckon its something to do with the energy generated there, the heat, water, electrical appliances all in one space. I'm not fully sold on that but it's an interesting angle.

The other thing worth noting is that kitchens tend to be the most active room in the house in terms of human activity and emotion, arguments, stress, all that. Some of the better documented poltergeist cases do seem to cluster around that kind of environment.

Anyone else keeping any kind of log when this happens? Timestamps, weather conditions, that sort of thing. Would be good to compare notes properly rather than just anecdotes.

Kitchens get reported way more often than people realise and I think it's because there's so much going on energetically in that space - heat, water, emotional activity (arguments, stress, family gatherings). Poltergeist literature does suggest a connection between emotionally charged environments and object movement.

That said, @DizzyWarden the mug thing is interesting because sliding rather than falling or shattering is a distinct pattern. A lot of reports describe this smooth lateral movement rather than anything dramatic. Some researchers reckon its linked to surface vibrations we can't consciously detect but honestly that explanation always feels a bit convenient to me.

How old was the house? Matlock area has some genuinely old buildings and there's a decent chunk of earth mystery stuff connected to that part of Derbyshire.