A welcome mat adorns the floor at the foot of the door. A rack to hang hats and coats is on the left hand side. Right above, a fan lazy spins about on a hot summer day. A single bulb of light illuminates the small hall that the entrance leads to. The entrance smells of the fresh outdoors.
Cottage entryway, Inside Cottage
family
the lady of the house coming to greet you
I love to accept guests.  I see to it that my house is clean.  I strive to make my guests comfortable.
Oh, you've finally arrived!!  How I've been looking forward to your visit!  Let me put these things down and give you a proper hug! Thank you so much! We've missed you. And the weather has finally cleared off - see all these wet, muddy things?  We've had rain enough for 5 summers, but it's finally stopped and now the sun is shining for your arrival! I knew it would clear up for our arrival. You see the fortune teller foretold of this day! I wish I would have brought some food for the occasion, How embarrassing. Oh no, I've been baking and cooking for days preparing for your arrival.  Right now I have a nice baked ham in the oven and potato salad and cherry pie - we will have supper very soon! Ohhh. Potato salad is our favorite. We have traveled so far to get here and are famished. Well, let's sit and have a nice, cool glass of lemonade while we wait. How is everyone back home...all well, I trust? Perfect! You just have all of our favorites ready to go we love it. No... that's why we came. You mean that you have bad news?  Please tell, what has happened?! Yes... You see... Pa has passed on.  Oh no.......we knew it was coming soon......I'm so very sorry to hear it!  May his soul rest in peace. Yes, he is no longer in pain. It still hurts though.