human
Create a short description of a dreary scene inside of a home with a stump and cypress tree.
assistant
The anemic floral decor of the cottage is washed in silvered light that streams through a glass-paned bay window. A curtain of mist hangs heavy in the air, nearly obscuring some provincial elm cabinetry that fully lines the back wall. Herb-filled baskets and vials of oil are strewn about a flat-topped cypress tree stump serving as a workspace.