Retreat!! Dancing Rabbit engaged in its annual retreat this past week. It is always a little different, but always a wonderful coming-together of most parts of our community to look at ourselves as a group. Are we where we want to be? If not, what d ...
Are you cold? I’m cold, but I’m warming up a little as my village nears the next heat apex of this year’s winter roller coaster. There were abundant sledding parties, game gatherings, frigid nights, welcoming fires, cozy get-togethers, and warm h ...
Farmer John hanging out in our eco-B&B, the Milkweed Mercantile. Winter is here and Dancing Rabbit Ecovillage is well prepared for the cold, snow, sleet, and wind. (As I write, the north wind is driving our morning high of 30 degrees down to ...
“But tell me,” my friend’s grandfather said, looking me in the eyes as he lobbed another question about Dancing Rabbit my way with a mix of skepticism and curiosity, “do you find, there, that familiarity breeds contempt?” A view of the Old Homest ...
It is a pleasure to write to you this week of the Winter Solstice, Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, and undoubtedly some other holidays celebrating the shortest days of the year and the sun's return toward more warmth and light. Ted here to bring you t ...
If the Milkweed Mercantile (Dancing Rabbit’s very own eco B&B) is the heart of the village, then the big toothy grin of the village is a charming old fellow in plaid. Folks around here like to call him Uncle Kurt. You’ll often find him hanging o ...
Being a teenager in a village of inspiring, powerful, knowledgeable people has its perks and quirks. For one thing, I have never before found myself in such a vastly diverse group of people that are so passionate about living their like-minded value ...
Howdy y'all! I grew up in Rushville Illinois, but spent 30 years in Texas, where I picked up some of the local lingo. When I’m a’down in the rough part of Seguin, Texas I might could turn it awn kinna heavy. I like saying y'all because it feels so i ...