"Mama took care of everything with the house," Abby admitted. "Though Papa did bake some really good cakes- Ellie and I used to look forward to our birthdays, just so he could bake our cake." She smiled as she thought about it- it had been quite some time before she'd reflected on her family at all.
"Papa was a traveling merchant. Mama mostly took care of us, and she told wonderful stories when we all traveled with Papa. He had a cart, full of wonderful spices and such colorful fabrics- I used to love burying my face in the hanging swatches- they were so soft and smelled of cinnamon, and nutmeg, and all of the other spices he carried with him from town to town."