Annual Autumn Leaf Pile Jumping Party

The Eighth Annual Autumn Leaf Pile Jumping Party is happening on
Saturday, November 22nd, 2008, 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 post to
other lists. 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. Please email/call me with what you want to bring,
so we don't wind up with 30 pumpkin pies!

AUTUMN RITUAL - This time of year traditionally marks the end of the
harvest before the winter. As the plants began to die and the weather
turned colder it was natural to become introspective. 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. Towels are provided.

PLEASE RSVP TO gene@freeheart.net, or phone 703-255-1009, and let me
know what you would like to bring for the pot luck. In case of bad
weather, please call before you come.

Hope to see you there!

Gene