Memphis Democrat
October 28, 2004

Anyway, it's great to finally get some sunshine after all the rain we've been having. A lot of Rabbits were seen in in Zimmermans on Saturday, taking advantage of the nice weather to have a walk across the fields.

On Wednesday Jacque and I drove one of our biodiesel cars down to Fulton, MO (outside Columbia), where a professor at Westminster College had invited us to give some talks to students and faculty about Dancing Rabbit. They have a lot of international students there, and since Jacque and I have both lived abroad we enjoyed sharing stories and speaking with them in their native languages. We're hoping a few of them will take us up on our invitation to visit DR.

Some dramatic changes are happening this month at Dancing Rabbit. At the end of the month we're finally moving out of the rented double-wide trailer that has been our "common house" since we first bought land here in 1997. So people have been emptying their personal things out of the trailer and we've cleared room for some of the furniture in one of our large sheds. Next week will be the big move-out party.

At the same time, our new Community Building is receiving its finishing touches. Penn, Tom, and Thomas have been completing the back porch, which houses the boiler. The kitchen has hosted a couple of potlucks and parties already, and will soon have a plumbed sink. And Tamar announced that one of the bathrooms is now ready for showers--and soon will have hot water.

One of the parties we had this week was a birthday bash for Stefanie. We had hors d'oeuvres, danced to a couple of mixed CDs that she and Penn had made, and then a few of us headed for the sauna and finally a VERY quick dip in the pond. Wow, that water is cold!

On Saturday Amy's friend Juan left after his week-long visit. I hear he may be interested in moving here early next year. Amy's smile and laugh are even more delightful when he's around. Cecil and Tony also left on Saturday, Cecil bound for California to visit friends, and Tony heading for some meetings in Florida. We'll miss them.

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