April resides with her husband on their houseboat, Great Ambition, in Multnomah Channel, near Scappoose, OR. She admits to 60 years of age,  over 40 years of marriage, mother of 3, grandmother of 4, navy veteran, current member of DAR, former member of the Colonial Dames of the 17th Century and the SCA, and a fondness for chocolate. She combines history, genealogy, nursery rhymes, and folklore, while taking inspiration from the river.