My mother taught me all the things a good girl needed to attract and keep a husband and run a household. I studied the piano, not as well as my brother though. I was taught to paint and sew. I tried to paint landscapes and flowers. Pretty little stills that all young girls painted. But they usually came out much darker. I liked to draw the forest behind our house with different beings among the trees.
Once I became much more adept at my powers, I spent many an afternoon in the kitchen with our cook learning how to make all kinds of food, from boiling an egg to baking bread and brewing a cup of tea. My mother wanted me to learn all aspects of running a house alongside learning how to be a witch.
Brewing tea was probably the most important thing to learn in our house. As a child, I learne
