This episode of Big Blend Radio’s Champagne Sundays “A Toast to Books & Family, Nature & Travel” Show airs live from Lubbock, Texas, with mother-daughter hosts Nancy J. Reid & Lisa D. Smith who publish Big Blend Magazines, and travel full-time on the Love Your Parks Tour.

Featured Guests

- Dr.Rachel Kowert– Drawing from her own experience as a mother and a research psychologist, award-winning author Dr. Rachel Kowert presents tales of empowerment and self-reliance in her new children’s book, “Pragmatic Princess: 26 Superb Stories of Self-Sufficiency.”
- Steve & Karen Wilson – Known as “Mr & Mrs Wild of Asheville,” Steve and Karen own and run The Lion & The Rose Bed & Breakfast in the Montford Historic District of Asheville, North Carolina. Hear about summer nature adventures in the region including Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Pisgah National Forest, Blue Ridge Parkway, and Biltmore Estate.

Featured music is “Dream Big” by Nicki Kris, and “Paradise Falls” by Love Bubble.