The witches cottage has a huge cauldron in the middle of the cottage. There are shelves of glass jars that have things like spider legs, dragon toe nails, and fairy wings.  The floor is a dirt floor and the roof is made of wooden brooms.
The witches cottage, Outside Cottage
minstrel
witch
I only mastered one spell in witch school. I can speak with inanimate objects. I use this spell in espionage. I work for the government.
Is anybody here? Yes, here I am!  Lovely day today. It is! Thank you for letting me be your muse today! What will you be creating today? I will be stewing a potion for a fire resistance with the materials I have. How about a tune to pass the time? Oh splendid! Here is one to get those creative juices flowing! Lovely! That was my favorite song! How about another one? Say, what does the toe nail do? Just an ingredient for the potion. I need some more materials lying around for the potion, and it might that like I'll be speaking to the objects, but rest assured it is part of the potion making ritual. will you be needing this? Ah yes thank you. That sure smells funny. I guess it's not supposed to taste good huh? As long as it works.