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Today we're getting festive with beautiful Poinsettias, we cook up some Struffoli Italian Honey Balls with Chef Kathy Ayers, and hear Mike Moutoux's Christmas Cowboy Poetry; plus, we chat with critically acclaimed author Joelle Charbonneau, and poptronica musician Charly Tate. 
 
Happy Poinsettia Day!


Nancy Reid & Lisa Smith 

Big Blend's mother-daughter publishing and travel team!

 

Quote of the Day:


"Walking with a friend in the dark is better than walking alone in the light." Helen Keller

 

On This Date:

Dec. 12: From USS Cairo sinking on the Yazoo River in Mississippi during the Civil War, to the Women's Peace Protest at Greenham Common; plus, the birth dates of Frank Sinatra, Bob Barker, Connie Francis, and more - find out what happened in history on Dec. 12th!  
This Just In: 

 

 

Struffoli: Italian Christmas Honey Balls - Chef Kathy Ayers talks Italian cooking and shares her recipe for this Neapolitan Christmas tradition!   





The Festive Poinsettia - Known as Noche Buena, meaning Christmas Eve in Mexico, here's some poinsettia growing tips and a jigsaw puzzle!   

Author Joelle Charbonneau - One of the hardest working authors of today, she will have had seven books in various genres, published by established publishing houses within just three years.

Music: Elated Pieces - Refusing to believe music is just a random mix of sounds played in a rhythm, poptronica artist Charly Tate discusses her EP 'Elated Pieces'.

 

New Mexico's Enchanting Cowboy - Mike Moutoux shares some Christmas cheer with his cowboy poetry.

December Fiesta In The Sun! Food, music, dancing and art dedicated to Our Lady of Guadalupe, Dec. 16th, at DeGrazia Gallery in Tucson, AZ. 


 

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Dec. 14: Travel, Food, Books & Coins! 

Join Nancy & Lisa, and Glynn Burrows - Norfolk Tours, UK; Lisa Mayo - Tuolumne County Visitors Bureau; Kris Sedersten - author 'Lost Mojo'; Ayshe Talay-Ongan - author  'Turquoise'; Anthony J. Swiatek - author 'Encyclopedia of the Commemorative Coins of the United States'; and Ruth Milstein - author 'Cooking with Love: Ventures Into the New Israeli Cuisine'. Show Airs Live at 2pm PST / 5pm EST.