Christine Blackburn:  

Life I attended Lincoln High thru my Junior year, and attended/graduated Fairfax High in Los Angeles in 1966. Finished a semester at City College of San Francisco, and made a 'brief visit' to my Dad in Los Angeles before starting a job as a Long Distance Operator in San Francisco to earn money for more college.....met my future husband and transferred my job to Los Angeles! Three months later, we got married - on July 22, 2018, we celebrated our 51st anniversary! We have "put down roots" in Newport, R.I., Athens, GA., Newport Beach/Costa Mesa & Orange,CA..then San Antonio, TX, Cupertino & San Diego, CA. and back to Texas! Almost moved to West Yorkshire, England early in 2004 (for 3-4 years). Although the deal didn't pan out, I did enjoy three lovely weeks wandering around Wakefield, Bradford, Leeds, York et al. Truth be told, I was rather overwhelmed by the thought of having to sort everything in a house we've owned since 1986 into "ship,store,sell,donate"! Our daughter is a free-lance web designer/developer and wild life/nature photographer, and Mom to our lovely, lively granddaughter., Our son is an artist and "stand-up philosopher", inventor of quirky objects and an escapee from retail sales! The pay was quite good, but the hours and life-style were horrid! He has f...Expand for more