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16 nonru LEEDS manna OCTOBER 1991 .- BULLETIN FROM BROCKVILLE There are several clubs :cfarElZlicataed 11:12:? o: by Pamela F’Y . for newcomers, but they I . realize it's taken me with April came news from Saturday brought the happy 2:28 sjnlmller closs:d Iduiggg five months to recover Brockville. There was arrival of the Sleds from only now, 'begun to from my tiny trek from an apartment available, Ottawa. Joanne set .about investigate them. (Tried Portland tlo Brockv1éle. . but only a bachelor. organizing the kitchen one bridge group, but After al ' my eClSlon ' had wanted a oneâ€"bedroom. and china cabinet while . , to move south had been well, I went to see it. Tom and Peter put up stan:::rdsf) up to Portland made calmly and ratioilally- A sunny, L-shaped room, shelves, hung pictures However, the Brockville â€"an attractive itt e d mi ors and hel ed _ city, Plenty Of l:::dr;f r3302; 522:, 1:: unpacrl: YET, MORE books? buses are a true blessmg' I ' ' . . They confused me greatly transportation, hOSpltalS busstop at the front door. All things conSldered, at first because they and specialist: linzd How could I not take it it was a good start-but all go in one direction up, severa 90° grlen s wi vi a n w less b then our allâ€"summer waiting to welcome me' thzg :0 mroithD )away)? And hZat wave had begun. :nlyâ€"â€"sreoeund Quandtakerougié BUt I guess I had put any surplus stuff could The next several weeks bou t 'etydowntown but down more roots than I be stored in my locker were spent in emotional ausdifofefent bus to, get realized during my Six downstairs. and physical chaos. h m a ain (Confused? years in Portland. And Two days before my actual Nothing was where I thought 5: ewasg I ) There are the move did present m: move came a blow. There it was. THINGS-â€"endless red and blue buses; and With certain unexpecte ' an locker thin s bi and smallâ€"â€" . problems. ggigsiairs Ellobody knew lay 9 abiut looking new a new line, green, . has been added. All three It began laSt March. why. Disaster-but too reproachful, or fell out 'n this rainbow circle I gave Ennis notice. late to panic. Thursdayâ€" of cupboards when I opened lb t the city in all My friend Eleanor smith â€"Moving Dayâ€"like Fate doors. :‘ouctions I had several put my name down at three was upon me. My son Kevin I had this weird feeling iretended. scenic drives or four apartment and his wife Jennifer I should call Anna May 11:11:!) I fi ured out when buildings. 1 “onldn't arrived. So did Gail, Kerr at Parke-Davis for areldorewhere gto get off. hear if anything was with my last load of "my usual ride home“. -0r on available untl‘l the laundry. Then came two I missed friendly faces But ' the drivers are beginning Of Aprll' Wthh very pleasant young men and chats, my very spec1al . edibl friendly and made me a bit tWitChy' from Alf's Cartage bridge group, "my" library hnlrf l y For ekample mm the die was cast, (Brockville). All of (where Lois Braidwood e p ud. I was waiting so I began the boring us loaded up the truck / had spoiled me completely), \ one h ayb sto in front preliminaries of lists and Kevin’s car. the lovely new Health «alf: t e :sildinp when a and forms“ Plus COlleCting In a rather sad little Centre and exercise classes :us Eglleduup haglf a block :::::ousl:hl 22::iedboxei; procession we drove out at Mill Bay Court. away, at the corner of . of Portland. I was further beset by m street and stewart Doris at Portland LCBO Well, we reached my new the nonâ€"arrival of my BZulevard. The distant and Eldy at Portland apartment in Brockvilleâ€" Government cheques, though door opened Who on earth Hardware. _ â€"spotlessly clean, newly I had applied for that the .driver waving 81(3le my lilttle apartment decorated. The boxes foolproof (hah) direct 2:: In a moment a young flOOded Wlth _ cardbogrd. at least took to it deposit system the previous man jumped out and came l remember SltFlng own immediately. within an March! Two cheques finally runnin toward me. My in my big armchair (haVlng hour, in fact, they, plus appearedâ€"-but in my bus Sad been reâ€"routed figs}: . removed two btoxest): my furnture, had filled Portland account. because of roadâ€"work, an 3”“ Staring ‘1 .1? it FROM WALL TO WALL. Slowly everything sorted he explained. Stopped all. Where to egln. The moving men departed itself out. I had not~ . t to ick me up. How's HQW to pack when there looking sorry for me. â€"thank Godâ€"â€"sold my ifist f p ervice’ :as :0 place for packed Kev, Jen, myself and our airconditioner, and now Soa as: sin all., I think oxes. friend Peter be an wadin found a ver efficient ' - Gail Davis came to the through the gcardboarg young man to yinstall it. I shall b:ettle Bdroowcrlzvglii:e rescue. "Let's start forest barking our shins, The rest of my shelves comforta yllinbe a lon . with Ithe 'books in" the but managing to unpack went up. The apartment is: iEimzi before I stgé 'hall" said She’ Then such esentials as bed began to look and feel 'g'n m old home. we'll take _ do“ those linen, food for breakfast, livable. Friends like 2:552:35 Siovil said to Shelves and pile the packed and even a few books. Anna May and Diane Haskins, ricentl “Portland boxes there. After lthat, The noâ€"locker problem when they dropped by for Se f 1d 2&1" we can feld. your kltChen was more or less resolved visits, were pleasantly oes en 0 Y ' table up against the wall." by some of my extra things surprised. l Viiifig his: Eknifoxitggii going into the super's 50' how do I feel about . locker. Much of the rest Brockville now? Gall' Not only ”is. She went up Schofield's Hill Well, despite the’ heat tirelessly effic1ent, to Peter's. J. had an interesting suuuuei ‘ she also made me la99h' Friday was a blank. Ken exploring the town, In faCt' once we ‘gOt into and Jen had to leave enjoying friends here, the swing 9f, things, we because Kev was working and visitors from Ottawa thought of hiring ourselves on Saturday. I was too and Toronto. And of course OUt as the Merry Movers tired to do much of joining the library, which (“0 GST 0“ ”keg" anything. is very goodâ€"-but I still miss Lois's personal touch. “I’ve been a volunteer for seven years now.” It’s something I do to help those less fortunate in this community. Volunteering my time to help others is important to me. T hat’s why when I heard I could help my family by preplanning funeral services now, I did it. By preplanning, my family won’t have to worry about making arrangements later. And because I’ve prepaid for arrangements, they won't be concerned about future expense. - Helping others is something I like to do. And I know preplanning funeral services will help my family. drotémaffimraffhénw imited " Your Golden Rule Funeral Home" , ~ .. . , luv”,