Memphis Democrat
October 14, 2007

This week seemed utterly quiet compared to the past few weeks. With Open House and Reunion all behind us now, life seems to be moving at a slower pace. The weather seems to have shifted as well and folks are starting to think about fall/winter plans, the end of garden and building season, and generally slowing down.

A few Rabbits were away this week. Kurt's father passed away last week and Kurt and Alline headed out to be with family and attend the funeral. Tony and Rachel spent a week on vacation in various parts of Missouri with Rachel's parents.

Sunday was Duncan's 10th birthday and true to Dancing Rabbit tradition, he honored such an important birthday with a "spectacle". A "spectacle" is often done by a Rabbit on a significant birthday (i.e. 10th, 30th, 50th, etc.) and usually includes a daring act or big display of sorts. Anyone in the village that night heard and saw quite a spectacular fireworks display for Duncan's spectacle. Happy birthday, Duncan!

Nathan and Liat invited a few visitors to Dancing Rabbit this week. Christian, Julia, and Michael biked from La Plata to spend two nights with us. They brought with them harmonious music and lively conversation.

Ironweed has been working diligently on construction of the cob kitchen. Tamar, Ted, Bear and Liat all helped install half of the finish floor throughout the week. The finish floor is an earthen floor made primarily of clay, sand and straw. A lot of work also went into preparing materials for the floor as the clay and sand needed to be sifted prior to use. All that effort paid off as the finished product is beautiful and will soon be dry enough for walking.

Bear and I had our first visitors since Zane, our one-month old son, was born. Bear's parents, Karen and Bob, as well as nephew, Chi'an, came out from Kentucky to meet their newest family member. They brought with them pictures of Bear as a baby so that we could compare resemblances. We spent all day Saturday together admiring Zane. What a treat!

A number of folks gathered in the Common House on Saturday night for a spontaneous party of sorts. While I was unable to attend, I hear that there was some good hanging out and conversation.

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