ON BIG BLEND RADIO: Shelley Whizin appears on Big Blend Radio on the “Soul Diving with Shelley” Show. Watch or listen in the YouTube playlist below.
Shelley Whizin is the founder and CEO of th
“The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you figure out why.” Mark Twain
Welcome to the inaugural issue of Big Blend’s Quality of Life Magazine f
QUALITY OF LIFE MAGAZINE – FALL/WINTER 2022
“There are darknesses in life and there are lights, and you are one of the lights, the light of all lights.” Bram Stoker, Dracula
From natural disaste
KIDS TO PARKS DAY
Save The Date – May 21, 2022!
This year marks the 12th anniversary of Kids to Parks Day, an annual day of outdoor exploration at local, state, and national parks and public
PONY EXPRESS FUN FOR KIDS & THE WHOLE FAMILY!
By Lisa D. Smith and Nancy J. Reid
From April 3, 1860, to October 24, 1861, young men once rode horses to carry mail from Missouri to Californi
CHANGE YOUR VIEW, CHANGE YOUR PERSPECTIVE
By Steve Piacente
ON BIG BLEND RADIO: Life coach and author Steve Piacente talks about how travel can change your perspective. Watch here in the YouTub
CONNECTING KIDS WITH THEIR FOOD
Family Fun in Central California’s Farm Country
By Lisa D. Smith and Nancy J. Reid, Love Your Parks Tour
ON BIG BLEND RADIO: From restaurants and breweries to farme
JIM MCCARTY: SHE WALKS IN BEAUTY
ON BIG BLEND RADIO: Drum legend Jim McCarty talks about his music, spirituality, and second memoir, “She Walks in Beauty.” Watch here in the YouTube player or down
BIG BLEND RADIO: Jad Daley, President & CEO of American Forests, talks about their first nationwide tally of Tree Equity scores, an evaluation that shows how the amount of tree cover in America’
TORTILLA & EGG CASSEROLE
This delicious and versatile breakfast recipe is from Ruth Andrus, innkeeper of Leonard at Logan House Bed & Breakfast located in the historic Heritage Hill neighborho
FAMILY FUN AT THE FLOWER FIELDS
Open March 1 – Mother’s Day
A Southern California tradition for over for over sixty years, every spring around 160,000 people head to The Flower Fields at Carlsbad
NICOLE MAGISTRO: READ ISLAND
ON BIG BLEND RADIO: Author Nicole Magistro who discusses her debut children’s book, READ ISLAND. Illustrated by Alice Feagan, the book shares the delightful story of
