In which Kezzi has dinner with her family.
The description of the “yellow plate with a design that might have been flowers or birds, or both, painted around the edge” reminds me of this plate, which comes from a 19th-century English dinnerware set that inspired the classic young adult novel The Owl Service. It’s been long enough since I read The Owl Service myself, though, that I don’t have any definite thoughts about what might be suggested by the comparison, even assuming it’s not just a coincidence.
Thank you for that link. The design is nothing like I’d imagined, but the description in the text certainly evokes this design perfectly. I had never seen it before, to my recollection.