October 20, 2019 AND THE HEALING HAS BEGUN

Thank you...Thank you. Had a wonderful time painting in the garden today.  Prevent-Heal-Thrive hosted a Holistic Fall Retreat today that was amazing. People had the opportunity to NOT only paint--but also learn about Integrative Treatments. People rotated through several clinics throughout the day to learn about--Healing from the Core--Therapeutic Hypnosis--Acupuncture.  They also practiced Yoga --Guided Meditation--Tai Chi Chuan. This event was inspired by a dear friend who lost her battle with cancer in February.  The goal of Prevent-Heal-Thrive is  to "Improve the lives of those living with cancer through evidence-based complementary therapies and integrative healthcare." This organization is different in that they want to help people affected by cancer obtain services that meet their individual needs, services that insurance might not pay for or that they simply can not afford.  If you missed this event--no worries--they are sponsoring a Festive Five K Run Walk or Roll Plus a One Mile Conga Line that sounds like a lot of fun.
I'm also having a lot of fun reading Louise Penny's latest installment of the Gamache series called  A Better Man. In this book,  Gamache returns to the Surete du Quebec. He is no longer the Chief Inspector as he has been demoted to the head of  homicide. Jean-Guy Beauvoir, the current head of homicide as well as Gamache's devoted son-in-law, has two weeks left on the job before relocating to Paris. Gamache and Beauvoir are faced with flooding all over the province, especially in Three Pines where Gamache resides with his wife and quirky neighbors. In addition to flooding, Vivienne Godin has gone missing. Her father, desperate for answers, implores the detectives to investigate Godin's husband, a known domestic abuser. After the body is found, mistakes are made collecting evidence that threaten to harm the case and let the killer walk. Find out more when you read this fifteenth installment of a series that keeps getting better and better. If you haven't read any of these books-I recommend you start at the beginning and work your way through so that you can get to know all the characters. They are all well-written and fun to read.  This mystery is about 450 pages or a 4 mile run that's hard to put down. Enjoy