June 7 is World Caring Day. I see it as one day to remind us that we are called to care for each other every day. Like all observances, it’s a way of shining a spotlight on something someone thought…

The first 63 years of my life I had at least one wonderful woman to honor and celebrate on Mother’s Day. The first 12 years it was my beautiful Mom who later became Dottie LaGant. Then, my Stepmom Marga Schaefer…

Imagine you or the cook in your household have been slowly simmering a delicious soup or stew all day. The aroma of the blended ingredients has been wafting through the air, filling your home with mouth-watering scents. All of a…

Hello, Good Friends,

I hope this finds you well. I try not to overdo these, as I receive a LOT of email myself. Our latest Big Blend Radio and Magazines podcast, “Creative Beginnings,” is out today and I thought…

There’s much in the air these days about the need to “Do Something” when we want to affect change in the world. That, of course, can take many forms. We’re all called upon to use our unique talents, skills, and…

In most areas of life, women have always faced an uphill battle despite their brilliance, strength, passion, wisdom, and beautiful perspective. 

When, as part of the www.BigBlendRadio.com   podcasts, Lisa D. Simth approached me about joining a video chat highlighting Pioneering…

Love comes to us in many forms. I believe that God is Love and one of the ways that love reaches us is through our friends. The more experiences we share with friends, the more we can relate to them…

People love a party. We celebrate all kinds of things in many ways, though over time some of the parties start looking more and more like the others. So, people are big on themes and try to find a way…

I love it when things come full circle. In the late 1970s, I was a trumpet player in the Monache High School Marauder Band in Porterville, CA. Music at Monache was “cool” and we had fantastic choirs, too. Many fine…

As I’ve mentioned previously, I am co-host with Lisa D. Smith and Nancy J. Reid on the Big Blend Radio and TV Magazine Podcast the first Sunday of every month. We talk about music, culture, life, food, travel and much…