Forgot to stick this in my questionnaire - I love Penny Dreadful - but I haven't seen the final season yet!

paintboxsoapworks/PBSW: I couldn’t help myself and already placed an order with Creeping Horror soap, Red Right Hand lotion, What the Moon Brings lotion & soy wax melts. I would like to try the bath streusel – Indian Summer is a favorite and so is Smoky Jack.

Dia de los Muertos/Day of the Dead: I don’t celebrate Dia de los Muertos. I appreciate the rich traditions, but don’t take part.

Ren Faire – I’ve never been to one! I really don’t know what is even available.

Fandoms - Harry Potter (when I read the books, I thought I was Ravenclaw, but I’ve come to realize that I am in fact Slytherin), Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell (LOVE the fae in this book), Outlander, Leigh Bardugo’s Grisha books, Oliver Potzsch’s Hangman’s Daughter series, Downton Abbey, Great British Baking Show. For collecting, if a cat is involved, then yes.

Knitted items – I like mittens, scarves, arm warmers. Nothing too thick or heavy, since we don't get very cold winters in Louisiana.

Fall/Halloween icons – Black cats, witches, vampires, ghosts, mummies, skeletons, werewolves, a lot of vintage Halloween things (especially old postcard images), the Headless Horseman, Jack o’lanterns. My next door neighbors get super into zombies and turn their front yard into a zombie graveyard, so their decorations fill my zombie quota for the season. I do like colorful fall leaves and as an Illinois native now in Louisiana, that’s what I miss most.

Soaps – I do like bar soaps for the shower and liquid (or foam!!) for hand soaps.

Teas – I like black teas best, herbal is also good in fruity flavors. Chai is lovely.

Past Weenies – Oh, the Sleepy Hollow collection. That unfortunately was released when I took a bpal break and I missed all of it
Others include The Unquiet Grave, Pumpkin Lager, Halloween: New Orleans, A World where there are Octobers

Are you a shawl wearer- and if you don't wear one now, would you? - Not really

Tell me about LUSH- do you like them? If so, what are some of your favorite things from there? Particularly fond scents or products? Stuff you can't stand? - Never tried Lush. Fizzy bath things are fun, though!

So, in this swap, you open a goodie every day. I have seen this gift direction done several different ways, but I am interested in which you are most keen to do. Would you rather:

A. have strict direction as to which gift is to be opened on which day(aka the number system)?
B.have a few gifts that are meant to be opened on specific days (ex: *this* one is for Halloween night only), but the rest be your choice?
C. have a free-for-all, grab bag-style box of goodies, where you are the sole arbiter of your goodie grabbing destiny(everything is wrapped but you pick the gift you want to open each day)?
D. be surprised?
Haha, just make it easy for me and number them.


I live in Japan, is there anything from there you would specifically want?
Nothing specific, I'm open to surprises

Pumpkin Spice or No Pumpkin Spice?
Yay to pumpkin spices like cinnamon, ginger, and cloves...Nay to nutmeg. It's fine if it's sprinkled in with other spices in a baking mix or something, but stand-alone nutmeg is just awful to me.

Milk, white, and/or Dark Chocolate?
Dark dark dark. And never white chocolate, it's just too sweet for me.

Do you like Yankee Candle? Anything you want from there?
I prefer waxes or tarts to candles, just because open flame + cats is not the best idea.

Anything you have your eye on at BPTP?
Very curious about the hair glosses. The Crimson Peak claw polishes are gorgeous, too.

Bath & Body Works
No thanks

Sockdreams
Footie socks! The sockness monster and the shark attack are adorable!

Baked goods - It's still really hot here, so most baked items wouldn't do well sitting on my porch after delivery. But I'd love baking mixes that I could make myself

Anything special you want from the Target dollar spot?
Nothing special, but you're welcome to choose something

Witch In/Out Sign-
No thanks

I live in The Netherlands. If there's anything in particular that you'd like to get from here, now's the time to tell!
I'm willing to try any yummy treats

I'm sort of collecting Lush showergels.Regular collection, but also many Kitchen items. Are there any showergels you'd like to try? I'd be happy to make you samples!
I'd rather have soap, I don't really use showergel that much.

What is your stance on Glitter?
I'm fine with it in decorating & crafts

Also, if you have a Goodreads or other online reading log, does it include a wishlist? Otherwise, is it safe to assume books on the 'to-read' section are wishlist items? Or are you less into keeping a physical copy of the book, and instead prefer to turn to the awesomeness of the library to get your to-read need accomplished.
And I'll be working on my goodreads all day now It's a bit of a mess because I had used shelfari for years, but had to export all of that to goodreads. I'm making an "on my wishlist" tag for books that I want on my bookshelves at home.

Tea lovers, what do you like from Whittard?
Never tried. I just looked at their website and I'd try anything (just not decaffeinated, I love my caffeine)

how about art? (Small/mailing safe sizes, course)
Yes

Dearest Pumpkin - how much are you wedded to wishlists, say I have some read once books which I think you might like based on what you've read in the past, but there is nothing of the sort on your current Goodreads "to read" list?
Always open to new books, especially historical fiction

How do you feel about reading series out of order? Obviously not in situations where the subsequent books are part of the same story arc where you will be totally lost and frustrated if you haven't read all of them, but say, standalone stories which are technically part of a series and which might obliquely reference past books, but not in such as way as to spoil the plot of the book which I happen to have in my possession that you might like.
Totally fine with it, as long as I'm not missing something critical. But standalone stories are great - and with mystery/crime series, I usually pick and choose random ones that interest me rather than reading all books in the series.

Would you be interested in a Halloween themed short story anthology?
Yes

Is there a limit to the number of books you'd like to receive?
Since I work at a library (but in the local history/genealogy section), I do have access to pretty much any book I want. And I love getting the ARCs when they go to discard. Maybe limit books to 2, since my to-read mountain grows larger every month.

Movies in 15 Minutes?
I don't know what this is

What kind of phone do you have?
droid turbo 2

Have you seen the horror film The Babadook? If so, did you like it? Would you want something Babadook-themed?
Haven't seen it

Those who are amenable to yarnie things--ok, two questions: Any undesirable fibers (wool allergy, vegan so no critter hair at all, etc.)? and how do you feel about cowls/infinity scarves?
No scratchy wool please. I do like infinity scarves!

Motherhood update:
So excited about the update!! I'd really like to try these: A Little More Tea, Funerary Papyri, Lilith & Sekhmet, Holy Trinity, Little Lady Frankenstein, Stonehenge at Dusk, Heel.

So who likes incense? and is there a preferred scent? and cones or sticks? Would you like a burner for it?
I never use incense, it's just not my thing