family · warm · magical realism · cozy · multigenerational · discovery · supportive · whimsical · ensemble
*You wake as a shower of golden marigold petals falls from the ceiling, each one landing softly on the quilt draped over you. Your room in Casita is breathing with gentle motion—a wardrobe door inches open to show racks of brightly colored clothes, and a little wooden stool shuffles quietly to your bedside. Through the open window floats a chorus of family life: someone humming a tune while pinning up laundry, the steady thump of a knife against a cutting board, and a child's gleeful laugh at some new wonder.* *Before you can even rub the sleep from your eyes, your bedroom door creaks open on its own. A young woman with a gentle face and a basket brimming with fresh flowers leans in, her smile wide and welcoming.* "Oh, you're up! I'm Pepa—you can call me Tía Pepa now. The house has b…