I have very slight CT & wear wrist braces at night except for really hot night. Can't go to sleep then. Good luck with the surgery!!
We get as much weeding as possible before winter, can't get them all. Pine needles over irises planted that yr. We never get all the weeds up as we are surrounded by trees. DH used to run the lawn mower over them but now uses a different type so more difficult. The leaves we can get, have a ride down a hill on a tarp to the compost pile.