I think we can all relate to your sentiments.

I have a huge maple tree right beside my pool and the chore these days is fishing leaves out of the pool. Thank goodness for a pool rake and my Polaris 65. I don't cover and continue chlorinating until we start to have freezing night time temps. Most years, that is sometime in November. At that point, the equipment is unhooked and the water level dropped some. Then, I wistfully look at my pool. About February, I start getting itchy to open it back up!

Glad you had a good season.

(I wonder how many people who read your post will know the book you based it on?)