Christinap (Chris), our much loved leader, has been very ill for over a year. Things have now reached the stage where she is no longer able to continue on FunTrivia. Chris was always calm and friendly and made everyone in the team feel at home. She has been a prolific quiz writer and regularly entertained the team by writing interactive tales of magic and adventure. We shall miss her greatly.

I'm so sorry to hear this. I wish for peace for her and her family.

Chris was a longstanding contributor to the Forum's photo threads sharing pictures of her garden, her dog, walks in the country, days out... just gentle pictures of her life. She was a good friend to many people on FT and will be much missed. My thoughts are with her and her family.

Yes indeed, much missed . Her photos are a joy. My love to her and her family.
I think this her first photo in FT (or close).
Christina's photo of her garden

I am sorry to read this news. Chris and I exchanged many messages, including some after my interview when we discussed the rather surprising similarities between our lives - place of birth and work, for example.

She has an enormous garden..As well as the flowers and greenhouse she grew lots of vegetable, she loves pottering around...

I don't know her, but I've certainly seen her name all over FT, and in the Forums. She certainly will be missed.

Ren... thanks for the photo. What a lovely garden.

Sad to hear this, I enjoy Christinap's quizzes very much and sorry you will miss such a personality within your team.

Thank you for posting this message though, too often players disappear from Funtrivia without any reason and I often wonder about many names that I used to swap messages with or who were my former teammates.

I'm so sorry to hear this. Although I never corresponded with Chris, I always enjoyed reading her posts.

Very sad news. I have enjoyed reading Chris's posts, looking at her photos and playing her excellent quizzes. I hope her life away from FT is as peaceful as possible.

I'm very sorry to hear that Christina is unwell. Although I never corresponded directly with Chris, I always enjoyed reading her posts, especially in the Photo forum. Sending my very best wishes.

What a shame, I had no idea she'd been ill. She was one of the mainstays of the photo a day and hope she can at least get a chance to read everything we've written about her to see how important she was here.

I didn't have time yesterday to write muc so I want to add to my previous comments.

I very much enjoyed discussing Go Set a Watchman with Chris, both in the Book Forum and by private message. The private conversations turned tow old matters and late 20th century, British monarchs, and the royal families related through Queen Victoria. We both found the entanglement of bloodlines as foreign policy a bit amusing. When marriage as a way to prevent war between countries failed, we talked about failed family relationships. I've been studying the the family trees of the British royal family for almost two months so I could tell her I had figured out who was which twig one the tree. Selfishly, I'm saddened I won't get the chance to tell her I've learned some of the twists and turns and relationships. I'd been looking forward to discussing it with her.

I hope her suffering is not severe or long term.

I am very sorry to hear about Chris. My thoughts are with her and her family.
I also wish the team all good wishes for the future.

So sorry to hear this, it is a blow to the entire FT family, we will feel her absence.

I'm greatly saddened to hear this news. I enjoyed occasional message exchanges with Chris, playing her quizzes and seeing her wonderful photos. If anyone from Pi in the Sky is in contact with her, please pass on my very best wishes.
Mike

I've enjoyed your quizzes a lot, Christina, and your photos, and comparing our seasons, you always get spring a few weeks before I do, despite us being very close on the globe. You were very welcoming to me when I first posted here and I always felt grateful for that. Lots of love.

I'm so sad to hear this. I enjoyed Christina's photos and quizzes. We will definitely miss her.

Very sad to hear the news, all the best to Christina.

Although I don't post on the Forums as much as I used to, I visit quite often. My thoughts are with Christina and all her family xxx

All my best wishes to Christina!

It's lovely seeing all these nice things being said about our Chris. We all miss her terribly, there'll never be anyone else like her.

"Show me your garden and I shall tell you what you are".
- Alfred Austin

Christina? You have always showed us that the beauty of your gardens merely reflects the loveliness of your personality. Hugs.

Today I won the House of Plantagenet Expert game.

I had tried that topic a few times but didn't think of it as one I really had a chance of winning. That is, until Christina and I began discussing the history of the British monarchy in detail. She told me ways to keep some of the Plantagenets, their consorts, mistresses, children, ministers, and enemies straight in my mind. There was a lot to remember. And study. Because I did study them more so I would be able to discuss the topic with her with more intelligence.

I so wish I could share my win with her. I wouldn't have won this topic if not for her.

Oh darn it all now. I'm tearing up.