Memphis DemocratJune 15, 2006

Hi, this is Geneveive reporting from Dancing Rabbit. We're enjoying harvest time in our gardens these days. We've been quite spoiled by all the wonderful salad greens we've been getting from the Ironweed garden. Our strawberries are starting to slow down, but they've been so productive this year that no one can complain. We're already enjoying mulberry and cherry season, and soon the currents and black raspberries will grace us as well.

Molly's parents visited us this week, and got to spend some time with our community as well as seeing some of the local sights.

Jenn returned to us from Saint Louis, where she and Justin (a former Sandhill intern) had been visiting some friends. She will soon be leaving Dancing Rabbit to head home to spend some time with her family. We wish her well and look forward to her return.

We've been enjoying spending time with our current visitor group. One of our visitors, Brian M., shared with us how to prepare tempeh, keefer, and kambucha, not to mention serenading us on his mandolin.

Lots of people are busy these days working on their houses and other buildings. Ted and Sara invited everyone to design mosaics for the walls in their house. One of our visitors, Brian L, created a beautiful caterpillar piece, which Ted hopes to use somewhere in the house. I enjoyed contributing to the project by designing and installing a purple and red sun. Some visitors and other members spent the day finishing the wall and flu with earthen plaster. Ted says well over fifty people have contributed to the building and decoration of his and Sara's home!

Since most of us don't watch television, we like to create our own entertainment. On Friday, we held a night of hilarious improvisational comedy. Some of the main performers included Rachel, Tony, Nathan, Amy, Juan, and myself. We played a variety of different games, most of which involved the participants acting out silly scenes by suggestion from the audience. Some games featured physical comedy, and others saw participants making up funny songs or bad poetry. A fun time was had by all.

As if that were not enough, on Saturday we had an evening of dance. Nathan and Rachel shared their knowledge of Swing and Lindy, and I taught 15th Century Italian Dance called Petit Riens. I for one can't wait until swing lessons start up again at Truman State.

On a final note, we are still looking for spoiled straw or hay. If you have any you want to get rid of, please leave a message on the main phone line, 660-883-5511.

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