April Coker, Author

Author: aencoker

  • More from the Moseley house

    Being a second grader in the 60’s left quite an impression on me.  Here are some of the highlights: Winters were cold back then. We wore coats with fur-trimmed hoods and by the end of the season the fur would be matted and dirty. Yet the coat was passed on to a younger sibling.  Some…

  • You Can’t Stay in my Little White Camper (with apologies to Miranda Lambert)

    Ray Roberts Lake at sunset Recently I had the opportunity to camp at Ray Roberts Lake State Park.  A beautiful Texas state park, the campground is kept as natural as possible with wildlife wandering around, unafraid of park visitors.  I was enjoying my morning coffee at the picnic table when someone drove by and glanced…

  • A Toy Story, Part I

    Some of my fondest memories of my childhood involve the toys I played with. Now my parents weren’t well off by any stretch of the imagination, but we kids always had plenty of toys to play with. From the deep cardboard box at the Willow Branch Road farmhouse to the old wooden trunk at the…

  • Ten Reasons I Go Glamping

    Me in costume. I love camping like a girl, glamour-camping, or glamping as it is known these days.  This kind of camping doesn’t require a camp stove, campfire, or sleeping bags.  It doesn’t even require cooking or any kind of “roughing it.”  It’s camping for girls, and I love it.  Why would a woman who…

  • When Grandparenting isn’t Fun

    Impossible, you say. Everyone knows that being a grandparent is a barrel of fun. And yes, it is, until someone gets sick. The Evil Norovirus attacked my granddaughters and me with a vengeance this week, and it took no prisoners. My daughter called me Tuesday and asked me if I could come help her because…