Memphis Democrat
June 23, 2008

Tony here with the Weekly Rabbit Report. It felt like sort of a quiet week at DR but that doesn't mean there isn't a lot to report.

Jennifer and her kids had a busy weekend. They all zipped off to Chicago on the train where Rowan was put on a plane to Vermont where he will be spending the next 8 weeks at summer camp. The rest of the crew came back on Sunday night and woke up in time Monday morning to meet a truck full of sand and Zimmerman's Excavating ready to dig a hole for the cistern and foundation for the addition Jennifer is putting on the Timberframe. Jennifer has been all abuzz with building plans as she turns her one room cabin into a house with a kitchen, bathroom, and 3 bedrooms.

Amy went to a weekend workshop in Columbia, Illinois called A Woman Within Training and came back glowing from the experience. She's excited to share some of the exercises with folks here and maybe even start a regular sharing circle.

Some of the kids offered up a live performance of the most surreal theater I've ever seen including scuba diving unicorns, banana kings, magic amulets, and a giant shoe-train. I was worried that our kids had gone insane but then found out they had done a flawless rendition of an animated video they saw on YouTube. Good thing its not our kids that are insane.

Kids aren't the only ones having fun these days. Skyhouse's old ping pong table came out of storage and though its a tight fit on out porch its still getting a lot of use. Rachel and I have been playing daily with me coaching her (she didn't get much sports training as a kid). It's great to have a game we can play in the shade on hot summer days.

Our neighbors, Red Earth Farms celebrated the third anniversary of purchasing their land with a party on the solstice. Rabbits and Sandhillers converged on their land for a tour of all the new buildings and gardens as well as snacks, beverages, and music. Its impressive to see their progress and the innovative things they are doing.

Cob (aka Dave Carleton) celebrated his birthday this week with an evening soiree at the Carleton's place. As part of the event they paid off the loan on their new house which was being held for them until they became members (they were originally waiting for their house in New York to sell but in this market that could take awhile). They were very happy to have paid off their debt and very appreciative of the help they had been given.

We are gearing up for a big visitor period starting June 30th with almost 20 people coming including 6 kids. This is larger than our usually visitor sessions but most of those folks are just coming for 1 week so we figure we can handle it. To make things even more crazy we'll be having a film crew here starting that same day, filming for a cable TV show. Luckily this time they won't be here for 30 days.

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