The Annual Autumn Leaf Pile Jumping Party Saturday, November 12th, 2005, 3:00 PM - 12:00 PM
You are enthusiastically invited to the Annual Autumn Leaf Pile Jumping Party, taking place at my home in Vienna, Virginia. This is an open invitation - you are welcome to invite your friends. And kids are especially welcome!
When is the last time you jumped into a large pile of leaves? Has it been years? Well, here's your chance. I am collecting leaves from the entire neighborhood, and you are invited to come and jump, roll, play and frolic. We might even allow the kids to play too! We will also have hot spiced cider, hot chocolate, and some other traditional fall things.
Very approximate schedule:
3:00 leaf pile jumping, hot cider
5:00 potluck dinner
7:00 autumn ritual
8:00 chatting, hot tub
You are welcome to come to part or all of the event.
LEAF PILE A chance for everyone to get loose and silly, and have a lot of fun. A note from the experienced: sweaters can gather a lot of leaf fragments that are hard to get out. You may want to wear something less porous.
POT LUCK Bring a dish to feed 5 people - main/side dishes especially welcome.
AUTUMN RITUAL This time of year is traditionally the final harvest celebration of the agricultural year. As the plants began to die and the weather turned colder it was natural to become introspective. It is also the first holiday of the Celts, who believed that the veil between the world of the living and the world of the dead was thinnest at this time of year.
We will have a simple ceremony where we reflect on the necessity to let go of things in our lives that have passed on, and to look at our own impermanence , preparing us to let go of the old before we welcome the new at the turning of the year. You are welcome to join us for this moment of introspection.
HOT TUB After the ritual will be a time of socializing, and we will open the hot tub, which is clothing-optional. You are welcome to wear what you want - most people don't use swimsuits. Towels are provided.
In case of bad weather, please call before you come.
Hope to see you there!
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