Annabelle Wayman:  

Life Outside of having three beautiful daughters and a home very close to the beach in Ventura, California, my life was rather dull and unexciting after I left Taft Union High School. My first husband and I had all the ups and downs that befall all young married couples during and after the Korean war. We worked, raised our children, mowed the lawns and had barbeques on the weekends. In 1963 we moved to Eugene Oregon and I went back to school (The University Of Oregon) and much to the amazement of my old math teacher, got my associates degree in accounting. One by one my daughters were all married and left home and our marriage fell apart after 26 years. I was single for three years then married an accountant that worked at the same firm where I worked. We bought an accounting firm and worked together for the next thirteen years until I became ill and had to retire. At this point, I must regress back to about 1975 when I became interested in growing house plants. I grew African Violets, Hoyas and Orchids for several years and at one point even owned a flower shop for a few years. In early 1980 I made a trip to Fresno California to buy some very rare Hoyas and met a real Frank Buck "Bring em back alive" Scientist who had traveled all over Southea...Expand for more