Red Jacaranda Blooms

Red Jacaranda Tree

Admiring a picture of these beautiful flowers helps me cope with Fibromyalgia (Fibro) a painful, chronic illness. Recently, a Fibro flare up kept me from participating in Halloween, and attending church functions celebrating All Saints Day and All Souls Day (El Dia de los Muertos). But the pain didn’t keep me from praying to the saints, the Blessed Virgin, and Jesus, for folks who are no longer with us. I miss my beloved parents, my older brother who passed away in 2016, relatives, and friends.

Red Jacaranda Blooms

Red Jacaranda Tree

Admiring these beautiful flowers helps me cope with Fibromyalgia (Fibro) a painful, chronic illness. Recently, a Fibro flare up kept me from participating in Halloween, and attending church functions celebrating All Saints Day and All Souls Day (El Dia de los Muertos). But the pain didn’t keep me from praying to the saints, the Blessed Virgin, and Jesus, for folks who are no longer with us. I miss my beloved parents, my older brother who passed away in 2016, relatives, and friends.

Pumpkins and Halloween

Pumpkins

Pumpkins remind of the holidays. Halloween is rapidly approaching!

Saturday afternoon, I attended a local meeting of SCBWI. I enjoyed making new friends and the published authors’ presentations. The only problem I had was trying to ignore a nagging fibromyalgia pain of 5-6 on the pain scale. This pain made me forget to bring my camera and a few items, so I apologize for not posting pictures of the attendees. Instead my readers get treated to a picture of delightful pumpkins; they serve as decorations for the upcoming holidays and as baking ingredients. Oh! I can already taste a pumpkin muffin and pie.