Deborah S. Tukua

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Deborah S. Tukua
Deborah S. Tukua

Deborah Stafford Tukua is the author of eight nonfiction books, two upcoming historical middle-grade novels and a picture book about the Natchez Trace Parkway. She lives in the Tennessee countryside, along the banks of Holly Creek with her husband, Lowell. A native of Jacksonville, Florida, she has written numerous lifestyle articles for the Farmers' Almanac since 2003. Tukua is an avid member of Word Weavers International. When she's not writing or researching- decorating, bird watching, taking nature walks, visiting sites along the Natchez Trace, and reading to her grandchildren top the list of her favorite activities. You can sign up to get updates about her writing life here.

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Naturally Sweet Blender Treats

55 Fresh-from-the-Blender Recipes

Satisfy your sweet tooth with wholesome treats you whip up in a blender in a minute or less.

With a blender at your fingertips, you can prepare luscious: Chunky Cherry Vanilla Ice Cream, Coffee Yogurt, Pistachio Ice Cream, Iced Mocha Joe, Sweet Potato Pie in a Glass, Peach Lemonade, Chocolate Mousse, Banana Colada, Orange Creamsicle, Blueberry...

Making and Using A Flower Press

Storey's Country Wisdom Bulletin A-196

Learn how to make a simple yet sturdy flower press. Easy to follow instructions guide you to successfully select and preserve flowers, ferns and more naturally in a flower press. There's craft project ideas to fashion your pressed flowers and foliage into frame works of art to display or sell.

Pearls of Garden Wisdom

Time-Saving Tips and Techniques from a Country Home

In Pearls of Garden Wisdom, authors Deborah S. Tukua and Vicki West have collected over 500 gardening tips - for the lawn, the orchard, the flower bed, and more - each designed to yield complete satisfaction from the soil. Here, they combine years of hard-earned experience with invaluable hints they've gathered from farmers and neighbors who...

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All About Hummingbird Fall Migration Fall Migration for hummingbirds is

Fall Migration for hummingbirds is almost underway. Early morning hours and dusk are the best times to watch nature’s skilled fighter jets aka hummingbirds dive and dine at your feeder.

Our feeder is in a new location this year, so it only gets about two visitors at a time. Next year, I expect we’ll see more, as hummingbirds have great recall of location and return to feeder sites it previously visited.

There are ways you can help hummingbirds as they undertake the 4,000 miles trek south to...

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Jade plants are low maintenance, beautiful succulents with naturally glossy, thick, rich green leaves, often forming clusters like rosettes with rosy, blush edges on long stems.

This spring, as I spruced up my parents’ backyard décor, sorting through various plant containers my mother tended before her passing, I rescued a pot of jade plants long overgrown by flowering ground cover. In its hidden, shaded spot, the long stems reaching for sunlight were...

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Book & Author Feature - Protector by Anna Grace Miller Where boys grow as

Where boys grow as tall as cactus in character and resolve

Protector - Book Review by Deborah S. Tukua.

Its 1870, in rugged and wild Wyoming territory. The Miller boys of Legacy Ranch grow into men in a hurry, especially when their Pa is away on a cattle drive and they're challenged with hard decisions to make and enemies to outsmart. Captivating western with action, adventure and plot twists. For ages 10 to 15.

Meet the Author, Anna Grace Miller

It gives me great pleasure to introduce you to...

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