How lovely to see you here in The Ink Well, @owasco. I love the sights and sounds of these memories that you shared.

Everything was bigger than I was in that kitchen. Several copper kettles that could have held me easily were cooling along the side wall. A huge marble work bench in the center of the room was large enough for six people to have a picnic on, and it was covered in recently filled chocolate molds in a variety of animals and shapes.

Details like these take us to the place and time you are writing about, and give us a sense of the richness of life experienced in that time and place!