Deborah S. Tukua

Your lawn and garden can be beautiful and beneficial, providing sources of nectar and pollen for bees and other pollinators. Beauty is in the eye of the bee-holder. Living in the countryside, our idea of a perfect, beautiful lawn is one that supports and nourishes the plants, animals, and people. We enjoy living in a healthy environment and admiring the wildflowers that appear in the meadow.

Bees are buzzing around the abundant show of wildflowers in our landscape this spring. Dandelions,...

Easter Cactus is a vibrant, springtime star, with lovely star-shaped flowers. The Easter Cactus also known as Spring Cactus blooms from March until May. Its flowers open at sunrise and close at sunset. Even though the Easter Cactus isn’t as popular as the holiday favorite, Easter Lily, it’s a beauty, and easy to grow indoors with adequate light. Available in an array of brilliant orange, violet, fuchsia, white, or red blooming varieties, the potted Easter Cactus adds early bursts of spring...

Tangy and Sweet Blender Beverage

This delicious mocktail was inspired by the beautiful blood moon, during blood orange and strawberry season. Moro oranges give this beverage a deep red color, and a hint of raspberry flavor, mingled with orange.

Yield: 2 cups

Ingredients:

cups strawberries, hulled and diced

2 Moro (blood) oranges, peeled and quartered

T. lime juice

1/8 cup raw honey

1/8 teaspoon stevia powder, drops of liquid stevia or other sweetener, to taste

1/2 T. rum extract

6 ice cubes...

David Crockett State Park in Lawrenceburg, TN is one of my favorite parks. I’m doing a frontier, happy dance at the park entrance, thrilled to announce that my Natchez Trace...

"My Grandmama is My Grandmama," is a story I wrote about the exciting day two of our grandchildren were officially adopted by our son and his wife. The true account is featured...

The second half of December was quiet, and productive. While recuperating from surgery, I made use of my “still” time, writing a children’s story I started a few years ago. The...