Subject: Big Blend e-News: Travel, Food & The Arts, Birds & Wildlife, Health & Business!

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  April 3, 2017
 Dear Friend:

“I've learned that you shouldn't go through life with a catcher's mitt on both hands; you need to be able to throw something back.” ~ Maya Angelou
 (April 4, 1928 - May 28, 2014)

Mardi Gras in Mobile –Debbie Stone experiences Mardi Gras in Mobile, Alabama, the city that was 'Born to Celebrate!'

Melrose Arts & Crafts Festival – Happening this month at Melrose Plantation, near historic Natchitoches, Louisiana.

Bird Watching in England – Glynn Burrows shares the various birding experiences in England’s natural areas.

Two Coots Travel – Interview with photographers Len & Judy Garrison, and online jigsaw puzzle.

Traps on Trails – How body crushing traps on public lands are dangerous for people, pets and wildlife.

Workplace Discrimination – Attorney Ward Heinrichs outlines current workplace discrimination laws.

Sesame Peppered Ruby Red Ahi Tuna – Chef Bernard’s tuna recipe, served with fennel mango salad, an avocado fritter, and hibiscus essence.

Heart Healthy Eating – Dr. Jacqueline Eubany shares what makes up a heart healthy diet.
Listen to upcoming Big Blend Radio Shows:

April 5: Art & Music, Yoga & Meditation – Airs Live at 4pm PT / 7pm ET. California landscape artist Joy Collier; drummer Chris Hornbrook; Leonard Perlmutter – author of “The Heart and Science of Yoga”.

April 7: A Toast to The Arts – Airs Live at 11am PT / 2pm ET. Tanya Ortega –Founder of National Parks Arts Foundation (NPAF) and Michelle Schwengala - scientific illustrator, fiber artist & NPAF Invitation Artist; Early Pottery of the Southwest with artist Victoria Chick; mixed media artist Tyler Voorhees.

April 9: Food & Wine, Health & Music: Airs Live at 11am PT / 2pm ET. Howard & Ruth Milstein discuss choosing fruits, veggies and wine; Julia Schopick - author of 'Honest Medicine’; Blind Lemon Pledge front man and blues artist James Byfield talks about their new album ‘Backwoods Glance’.

See the new spring issue of our digital variety Big Blend Radio & TV Magazine and the latest issue of our national park travel publication Spirit of America Magazine.

You can keep up and with all things Big Blend at BlendRadioandTV.com and NationalParkTraveling.com, as well as on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

Happy April!

Nancy J. Reid and Lisa D. Smith
Big Blend’s mother-daughter publishing, radio and travel team; along with Priscilla - Big Blend’s pink sock monkey travel mascot.

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