Household spirits and the Great Bean Experiment...

Today we learned that our household guardians often dwell beneath the stove -- it's warm there and representative of the hearth. Following that line of thought we pulled the stove out to see if there was evidence of an inhabitant - popular thought around here suggests a brownie (a la Spiderwick). In addition to the dust bunnies, here's what we found....

A few shiny baubles, an almond and one of Savannah's painted rocks....

After a thorough cleaning...we pushed back the stove and placed the 'treasures' on a plate for safe-keeping. The plan is to supply another 'home' in the form of a little wooden birdhouse where we can put the treasures and leave gifts in the hope to minimize mischief. To appease our friend for disturbing his stash, Savannah added a snowman ornament (didn't make its way back into the box after the holidays), a penny and some Cheerios. Naturally, we'll be leaving the honey out also. Oh, and the Cheerios? Honey-Nut.

The Great Bean Experiment: Day Two...(Day One saw them being soaked in water). Today we set them up with their wet paper towel...and now we wait...