Camille Tinling:  

12-15-09 I've been doing these updates at the end, and I bet no one reads them! So, I'll start from the top. My dad, who still lives in the old Midwick neighborhood, just had open heart surgery at the age of 88 and is doing well. I've been down here in So. Cal. for three weeks or so, trying to clean his house (he lives alone and hates to throw things away) and keep tabs on his care. We plan to go home tomorrow. For those of you who have been reading along, we sold our house in Sacramento, traveled the country in our 36' RV, and have now bought a house in Albion, on the North Coast of California (near Mendocino). The house is 100 years old, so we have been busy rehabbing it since July. WE hoped to move in by Christmas, but that isn't happening :-) Maybe by the new year? Wishing you all joy during the holidays! 2005 Wow, I've been avoiding this for years now. But I got started reading the message board today and saw notes about the neighborhood I grew up in (Midwick). I became engrossed and decided it might be fun to reconnect with some of the people I cared about when I was young. I am married (happily) the second time around. I never had any children (my choice) but have four cats and a dog, a busy life, many good friends. My father still lives on Hitchcock Drive and is just an older curmudgeon. I just retired three months ago from a 22-year career as a hairdresser. I don't know what is next, but I'm already over-committed with many activities. I have a BA in English Lit., a multiple subject teaching credential, and I am a UC Master Gardener. I still love to read and sing and hike and bike. I look different, but the inside is remarkably the same. I have lived in Sacramento for over 26 years now. I spent the first few years hating the place, having defined it as a hopelessly provincial cow-town. However, once I began to give Sacramento a chance, I've found it to be a great place to live. You do have to search a little more to find interesting things to do than you do in the Los Angeles area. It is a fabulous place to live if you're fond of nature and outdoor activity, with two mighty rivers running through it and mountains and ocean nearby. And recently I've learned that some of the people I grew up with live here too! Life is good. I do still chafe at being stuck in one place though, so I'm grateful to be able to travel. Our most...Expand for more