I live at a crossroads called Twin Oaks. It's a great place, and the food is terrific. The locals are mostly friendly -- in my time here, only two people have been bitten by copperheads. There's the usual insect pests, but they're mostly just a nuisance. Rot and mold are probably our biggest headaches, along with wiregrass. The people here are great and much the same as the locals.
What bothers me the most is the speed at which the people move, and I mean MOVE. They up and leave with some regularity. We call it turnover, and I call it a nuisance. I live at the crossroads, myself, and I try to be friendly. I hear Americans move a lot, compared to Europeans. Is it all the cars? Is it that some folks started going west and couldn't stop, and now they bounce around? Is it that humans are naturally nomadic?
This holiday season, my family's staying here and not doing the annual grandparent pilgrimage. I like it, and I miss going away, too. I've got the same bounce that the rest of us have, and Mom tells me there's snow in Kansas. I really like snow, now that I live in Virginia, and I'm homesick.
So, here I am, watching the commune empty out, as part of its annual schedule. There'll be a rush back in a week or so, for New Years, and then we'll settle into Winter, truly. Wonder if it'll snow, or if it'll just be mud season for a while.
okeydokey artichokey,
Kelpie
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i think turnover is down actually. Someone pointed out that the number of new members who have left since Zane arrived is down sharply and of course the newest members are the most mobile ones.
Of course everytime we loose someone it feels bad. But we are actually (i think) becoming more stable with time.
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