April Coker, Author

Author: aencoker

  • Open Season for Wasps

    When the weather turns warm here in the South the wasps come out.  Here in East Texas we have black wasps, black-winged red wasps, all-red red wasps, yellow and black guinea wasps (we call them yellow jackets), dirt daubers, cicada killers (hornets), bumblebees, wood borers, and honeybees.  We’ve been blessed with quite a variety of…

  • Things I Can’t Wait to Do

    There’s little to do around here these days except for cleaning, fixing meals, surfing the web, doing projects, running to the store when necessary, and talking on the phone or texting. I’ve just about exhausted the projects that I am willing to take on, and having nowhere to donate or store unwanted items makes decluttering…

  • We’re in the thick of it now. . .

    It’s not fun any more. (Was it ever?)  March began with students and teachers excited about spring break.  Then spring break was extended for two weeks, then three, then four, and now who knows how long it will be before classes resume?  This pandemic has changed everything.     Now teachers are charged with providing…

  • Walking Ten Miles in the Snow–well, not quite!

    Although I didn’t have to walk to school ten miles in the snow, I grew up in a time when kids weren’t as pampered as they seem to be these days.  How so? For one thing, I rode the bus to school every day from first grade through twelfth grade with very few exceptions. My…

  • Why I’m Thankful During the Pandemic

    Thankful?  Am I nuts?  Probably.  But what’s the alternative?  Sitting at home wringing my hands crying “Woe is me?”  I choose not to do that.  I choose to count my blessings and be thankful for the good things.  My family is well.  It may change tomorrow or even later on today, but as of now,…