Upon reading my description of my likes and dislikes, my gifter was reminded of the babe.

What babe, you ask?

The babe with the power.

What power?

The power of VOODOO!

Arriving just in time for Halloween, my gift was delivered today. When I opened it, I found a long note detailing my gifts and the uses (yes, uses) and significance of each.

A bottle of salt for purification.

A bottle of holy water, also for purification.

A bottle of red brick dust, for protection.

A bottle of crossroads dirt, a common ingredient in Voodoo charms.

And the piece de resistance, a bottle of graveyard dirt from my gifter's own grandmother's grave.

And a lock of woman's hair for good luck (though as a woman myself, apparently I have a head full of good luck).

Plus a really pretty opaque glass decanter, and a big pile of candy. I wish I'd been taking video when I opened the box so my match could have seen my face when I read that letter and unpacked everything. "Delight," "joy," and "elation" are pretty good descriptors, though!

Happy Halloween!