Laurinda Brown:  

Life Doug Francis & I were married in Corpus Christi, Texas March 11, 2006. We had met at Berkeley High (I was lclass of Jan 61, he was June '61)& dated about 2 years, wrote to one another while in college (he was in Spokane, WA & I at San Francisco State--then we lost touch for 45 years). We reunited on Classmates.com & our romance grew through emails & his phione calls to me from Australia to Texas. We honeymooned in the US, visiting relatives in Texas & Virginia, then back to S.F. East Bay Area for two days before coming to Hobart, the capitol of Tasmania--where Doug had already lived for 20 years Yes, they really say "G'day," and the people in Tasie are firendly & warm. It's beautiful here, with wether much like the East Bay--but quite a bit colder. It's Winter now, and we will be visiting our family again in the U.S. in December. If you have a chance to come to Australia, do it!! Doug & I are very happy living in Hobart, the capitol of Tasmania, the Southernmost state in Australia. It is beautiful here--a river (the Derwent) surrounded by mountains. Lovely deep harbor, with little fishing boats that remind me of the Berkeley Marina--where Doug & I walked many times. We've been up to the top of Mt Wellingon (4,000 ft) and lately wet througfh the Fern Bower and to the Wishing Well--a really lovely walk. We are singing for two different church services---nine lessons & carols--(in Hobart and in Orford, an hour's drive across the Tasman Bridge) with Singers of Southern Tasmania--the combined choirs of Friewnds Singers and Spring Singers--we belong to the former. Looking forward to visiting relatives & friends for Christmas in the States. We greet you from Tasmania! I now am in Sing Australia, a goup located in capitol cities throughout the country.(We have various different color shirts, so it's like a rainbow when we're together. Our group meets on Wednesday afternoons in Kingston, about five miles from Hobart, where another group meets Monday nights. Doug & I are also singing in our church choir, St Peter"s Lutheran He's A Tenor & I'm singing alto--Im also an alto in Sing Australia & sing tenor for Friends Singers. We both love singing, as you see-- I'm still taking electronic (pian...Expand for more