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by Rachel Katz Greetings! Susan Brown here, filling in for Rachel, as she was in Champaign-Urbana most of this week, along with Tony and Tamar, being guests-in-residence at the university there. We were all happy to welcome them home-- a week away from Dancing Rabbit seems like such a long time! I returned from my brother's wedding in Kalamazoo, Michigan (which was wonderful, by the way) after only four days away, and it felt like I'd missed so much. So we're all gearing up for Land Day, this Saturday, Oct. 6th. We'll be hosting an Open House, with tours every half hour between 1 and 4 pm. We hope lots of Democrat readers will come visit. If you came last year, you should come again to see all the progress we've made on our buildings and gardens. You can also check out our newly refurbished biodiesel area, outdoor kitchen, solar power systems, and more. And of course if you've never been out for a tour, you can see in person all the exciting people and places you read about in this column. Our canning slowed down somewhat this week. Don counted all the beans we've canned so far this season (including dilly beans) and proudly announced the grand total: more than 250 quarts! We'll be very happy to have them this winter, I'm sure. On the down side, our tomatoes didn't do so well this season. We'd love to know if anyone has unsprayed tomatoes that they'd be willing to donate or sell to us. Further highlights this week included a classical music appreciation night, a dance party in our indoor kitchen on Friday night, and a Saturday night out. We went bowling at Scotland County Lanes, where Brendan and Don were our high scorers. I couldn't bowl, but I sure enjoyed the curly fries and root beer. After that some of us stopped by the Social to play some pool and hang out. It was good to see some of the folks we met last time, and hope they all come to Land Day. Alline was still out of town, but a radio interview with her aired on KMEM on Friday. Maybe some of you heard it. We're happy she helped get the word out about DR and our Open House. Kurt and our trusty crew of construction interns started insulating the ceiling in the Milkweed cottage, putting sheet rock and bales up. I was excited that the interns also wanted to help work on the plaster on Bella Ciao, the small building I live in. They worked on the scratch coat by hand for a while, which is quite labor intensive. They then decided to try harling the back wall, by adding a lot more water to the plaster mix, and throwing it at the wall with special harling trowels. Megan, Aubrey and Shannon are also sculpting a sun and moon design into the plaster on the sides. It looks great and I'm happy to think that we might finish plastering my house before it gets too cold. Many of us are still playing soccer once or twice a week. One game this week was notable for the high number of players (and injuries-- ouch! No one was hurt badly, mostly just bruises and strains). I keep hoping to improve my soccer skills, but in the meantime I'm having fun kicking at people's shins. (By accident, of course.) ((Sorry, Tom.)) Dancing Rabbit Ecovillage is a nonprofit residential community that demonstrates ecological sustainability in Rutledge, MO. Don't forget Land Day open house, Sat. Oct 6th, tours between 1 and 4pm. You can always reach us at (660) 883-5511. |
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