by Charlee and Fallon
On our field trip, we went into the kitchen. Charlee’s grandpa, Mr. Alan, showed how the Davis family used to churn butter the old-fashioned way. Volunteers gave us a jar of half and half. Then they told us to shake. We had to shake for about 4-5 minutes. Helpers told us what they did with butter. They put it on toast, corn, and rolls. They gave us a cracker to try the butter that we made. It tasted good! We loved making the butter!
by Liam P. and Maci
Washing clothes at the David Davis Mansion was fun! First, each person scrubbed cloth against a scrub board. Next, individuals hit a rug with a wooden tool called a rug beater while we waited for the cloth to rinse. After the cloth finished rinsing then we all went outside to ring it out. After that, everyone went back inside to put it on a clothesline with pins. Finally, our group went outside to go to our next station. Both of us were happy and excited to wash clothes at the David Davis Mansion because it was good exercise and a fun activity.
by Alayna and Sara
In Sarah’s garden, we looked at beautiful flowers and the flowers smelled really good. We loved the sunflowers. We learned about original flowers that lived 150 years ago. It was cool and fun. The flowers were blue, yellow, red, orange, and more colors. Alayna liked the blue flowers and Sara liked the purple flowers. They have a fence to keep the animals out. We explored so many flowers, and we had fun.
by Chloe, Camila, and Zoey
Last week we went to the David Davis Mansion on the 15th. One of the stations was the barn and horse. The horse’s name was Randy. We got to pet him and his fur was super soft! Randy is white and has little black spots. Every time the lady said something, he agreed and disagreed by shaking his head yes or no. The manager said he was bigger than a riding horse because he was a field horse. She also said he does not like baths. Did you know that you can train a horse to sit down, but they prefer to lay down? Randy likes to eat grass, hay, and carrots. When we came to see him, he looked eager to meet us. His tongue and teeth were ginormous, too. We loved Randy a lot, and he loved us, too. He was very adorable. Now, let’s talk about the barn! In the barn, we learned about a side saddle. Zoey thinks it’s cool. Back then, ladies only sat with one leg, not two. It wasn’t appropriate sitting straddle on a saddle. The manager taught us that they store the hay on the top of the stable and it shoots down to the stalls. The manager showed us a horseshoe. They nail it into the horse’s hoof, but it doesn’t hurt them at all. After that, she told us about the baby horses, aka foals. They live in a separate area. We loved the barn!