| As her career was getting busier, Bert's electronic
business was getting slower (modern electronics is amazingly trouble-free), so it was
decided that he would assume the major responsibility for the house and their son
Erik,
now twenty-one. This has worked out very well and Bert loves cooking and
househusbanding. From a previous marriage, Bert also has two sons, Mark and Brent, and four grandchildren. Mark and his wife, Soo, Brent and his wife,
Maureen are all computer professionals. The Ripley/Christensen household also includes two
cats, Blue and Max, a greyhound, Amber, thousands of books, hundreds of
frogs (Louise collects them), and seven computers (don’t ask!). The Ripley/Christensens live in a townhouse in the north-east part of Toronto. The house overlooks a large open area
and is close to a wooded ravine. There are a large number of birds who come around for
food as well as raccoons, rabbits, squirrels, deer, coyotes, chipmunks, foxes, and the occasional skunk.
In January, 1999 Toronto experienced the snowiest January on record.
For pictures, click here.
Bert and Louise are long-time Unitarian
Universalists. Bert has served as a board member and president of the Canadian Unitarian Council, a board member of The Unitarian Universalist Association, as well as many positions in
both Don Heights Unitarian Congregation and The
First Unitarian Congregation of Toronto where Bert and Louise are members
He is the Webweaver of Toronto First's web
site, the web site of the Canadian Unitarian Council,
the Toronto Camera Club and of The UU Intergenerational
Worship Services site. These sites receive a total of about one
million hits a month. |
