Memphis Democrat
September 27, 2001

I'm writing from Champaign-Urbana where Tony, Tamar and I are guests-in-residence at the University of Illinois for a week. We are talking to students about our experiences at Dancing Rabbit. But we were home for this past exciting week.

We've been canning like crazy. The garden is producing plenty of vegetables, but we've also been canning the lovely fruit that folks let us pick from their orchards. Bryan Crowl and Lorraine Kapfer invited us to come pick pears, apples, and grapes and we enjoyed eating them fresh and putting them away for winter. And the Yorks in Memphis were kind enough to give us some of their canning jars, and we were glad because we're almost out! If anyone has quart canning jars they don't use anymore, we'd be happy to take them off your hands.

Kurt started putting finish plaster on his and Alline's house. Alline went out of town to attend meeting of the Sierra Club, an organization which she leads backpacking trips through. She unfortunately missed another Quilt Guild Meeting in Kirksville. But I went and finally joined the group, after joining several members for dinner at Aileron's.

It was Susan Brown's birthday this week and we went roller skating to celebrate. Ted made pizza and chocolate cake at Susan's request. Good clean fun was had by all. Shortly after Susan left to attend a family wedding and little Tom went to visit former intern Mukluk in Ontario, Canada.

Jeffrey's mother, Lynn, visited for a few days from Atlanta, GA. She taught some folks to knit and helped with the food processing. She also helped organize the bonfire recognizing the autumn equinox. Folks sang songs, played music and enjoyed the fire and clear night.

Dancing Rabbit Ecovillage is a nonprofit and a residential community that demonstrates ecological sustainability in Rutledge, MO. Please come to our Land Day on October 6, for tours every half hour between 1 and 4pm. You can always reach us at 883-5511.

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