"Thank you," he said with a smile. They soon enough entered the kitchen. Edith kept the kitchen neat and tidy. A luxury that came from not having much else to do. There was no staff nor business that needed looking after. The house was big enough to keep a few people in employment but Thomas and Lucille had long since given up on the standard of maintenance that had once been enforced. There had been money.
"We have come across some wondrous contraptions," Thomas said as he fetched the kettle. "But the locals have been very welcoming."