Raking Leaves


Now in a race against time, here we are in a chilly drizzle that might as well be flurries, rakes in hand, sneezing from the leaf dust, laughing at the futility of it all and meanwhile raking raking raking.

So far my family still politely pretend to believe me when I tell them it is a quality time kind of family activity "like they write about in the magazines" -- they are good sports after all, so they smile and nod and man the rakes and tarps. The promise of hot cocoa and a freshly baked batch of cookies might have something to do with that cheerful enthusiasm, too.

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