and family mealtime were important elements in the home - elements Melissa wants to incorporate into their new blended family. The first thing Melissa did to try and recreate her grandmothers' kitchens was to go online. "I thought that with real estate sites like Zillow the way they are, that maybe I could find photos of their homes online to give me ideas." So, she plugged the addresses into a few sites but found the new homeowners had redone the kitchens she remembered. "That's okay," she continues, "my memories are so vivid. And you know, what every kitchen had was a butcher block and a hutch." So, she started shopping for a hutch. "I looked online for antique dealers," she says, "and found the perfect one." The only drawback? They had to ship it from France. TheRoanoker.com MARCH/APRIL 2020 87