Collection: November 2022: The Clove House

In November 2022, subscribers encountered the Clove House.

Visitors feel a change in the atmosphere as they step across the threshold of the Clove House. Inside, the air is warm and fragranced. Scents pile together, some savory, some sweet: cumin, cinnamon, black pepper.

A shopkeeper regales the crowd with stories of spice-hunting journeys on the backs of elephants and camels. She breaks off the narrative to urge thimble-sized samples of coffee and tea upon her audience.  The shop supplies other workaday needs for the village as well, stocking soap, candles, and rabbit-tobacco.

The most popular spices overflow from barrels and burlap sacks.  The rarest are portioned out from banks of little drawers, measured by tiny spoonfuls or even smaller pinches. Sometimes the lightest dusting is enough to transform a dish.

The Silent Village Box includes an abundance of beautiful objects; hints and additions to expand the story; a mysterious document; and a lore card.