Big Cats and Garden Experiments

 We have 4 cats. One of them is named Tom. 

He's probably the biggest and most gentle cat you've ever met.

He loves the camper! Heather likes to sit out in the camper where it's quiet. She can work without interruptions. Tom loves to hang out with her in the camper.

Last week Jupiter snuck into the camper, and no one noticed!

Thankfully Matt heard him calling through the camper window the next day and let him out. 

Jupiter is a silly cat!

This is Midnight, our barn cat. She doesn't like to come in the house with the other cats. Her favorite place is in the barn. She loves sleeping in the hay. She's also got a few cozy places inside the barn. Those are her favorite places in the winter when it's cold.

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Sometimes our family eats all the leftovers from our meals. But sometimes we forget about them, and they get shoved into the back of the fridge. 

The chickens love it when we forget to eat the leftovers! Leftover day is one of their favorite days because they think they are getting treats!

What kind of treats do you like to eat? Halloween is coming soon! I bet you have some favorite kinds of candy!

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We love experiments at our house! We have a house full of scientists that like to try new things.

The nicer looking plants were all given a special liquid to help them grow. It's not fertilizer like most people use.

You can tell that the plants on the left didn't get any special drink. They don't look very big, and they don't look very healthy.

The other plants either had some just in the dirt, or had the seeds soaked in the special liquid before they were planted.

Experiments are fun! We learn new things whenever we try them!

We did the same experiment with the beans in this raised bed.

Can you tell which ones had the special liquid, and which ones didn't?

We have some more experiments planned for next year's garden. 

We also have some experiments planned in the kitchen.

Did you know you can experiment with different recipes? 

You can experiment by trying different kinds of food that you aren't used to.

There are all sorts of things you can do to discover new things!