Memphis DemocratJune 29, 2006

By Molly Hatfield:

The week has been a busy on for the members of Dancing Rabbit: the scheduling portion of our Week in Preview meeting was unusually full of events, work parties, and committee meetings, and juggling all the happenings proved a task in an of itself. We said goodbye to our visitors at the beginning of the week (many expressed the desire to come back, though, so it¹s likely that we¹ll be seeing more of them at some point in the future), and their absence is felt in the decreased amount of bustle around the village. We carry on, however, with plenty of entertainment from within the community: on Monday evening Rowan regaled us with stories about his recent adventures in Turkey, and the next day saw a party of Rabbits take a bike ride to visit a nearby memorial statue. The 6AM departure time caused some good-natured grumbling, but fun was nevertheless had by all.

On Wednesday afternoon there was an envelope-stuffing party in the Common House (complete with snacks and music) in preparation for the mailing of our Annual Appeal, and that evening we celebrated the Land Day of nearby community Red Earth Farms with a party that included a tour of new construction, refreshments, dancing, and an overall good time. The necessity of avoiding the heat of the afternoon has caused a general shift of activity toward the earlier hours of the day ­ not only are people setting their alarms in order to do gardening and construction work in the AM, but Ultimate games are now scheduled for as early as 7 in the morning. Ultimate has the power to inspire all but our latest risers out of bed, and even the earliest games are generally well-attended.

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