April Coker, Author

Tag: backyard

  • Saturday Ramblings: House and dog sitter extraordinaire

    A couple of weeks ago my son asked me if I would be willing to stay at his house for a few days while he accompanied his wife to New York City on a business trip.  While I would have been a little more delighted to have been invited on the trip, I said, “Absolutely!”…

  • AT HOME MONDAY: Remember that lantana?

    Remember that day when I showed you how I (or my mother) planted a special lantana flowering plant in my backyard and bordered it with old bicycle rims?  My sister who now lives in Indiana sent it to me as a get well gift after my hysterectomy in May.  It started life in a plastic…

  • Unexpected backyard splendor. . .

    I’ve never planted sunflower seeds.  One day my husband came in and said, “Did you know there is a sunflower growing under the arbor in the backyard?”  I peeked outside and lo, and behold, there it was–this magnificent giant sunflower in my backyard!  Like a “Good Morning” surprise from the Lord above. . .