The South Marysburgh Mirror . Moving By George Underhill Two years ago now, we moved from South Marysburgh to Picton. We didn’t really want to, but our house was abundantly equipped with stairs and | could no longer handle them. | fell a couple of times and my wife had to call a neighbour to get me on my feet. Another reason is | never figured out whether Marysburgh had an “h” at the end or not. We now live just outside of town, and it’s a big difference in this location. | really miss strolling down to the dock and going fishing or duck hunting, and | miss the birds, the wildlife, and the quiet. We lived in the last house on a dead end road, so it was really quiet. Now we live on a major road and gravel trucks and snow plows are passing constantly. But then again we can go to downtown in five minutes, and the house is all on one storey. What a difference! | guess | had no baggage when | went to college because | lived in at least two places every year. | was a horrible tenant, | admit, but then again | lived in some horrible places with some horrible roommates and horrible landlords. | lived in one place where the landlady dressed mostly in a black slip. We lived in her basement apartment, and her boyfriend drove his car into the upstairs kitchen. It was a brick house, and he drove right through the exterior brick wall and knocked the cupboards off the interior wall and the car was left sitting on the kitchen floor. It was left there for about a week. She said she was quarrelling with the insurance company and wouldn’t move the car till her claim was settled. A parade of rubber-neckers passed by all week to survey the wreckage, and many of them thought | did it. In another place, friends trekked through the snow for a party. When we awoke in the morning the snow had not melted from the floor. We gave no notice when we moved out of that ice box. We just moved. As a student, | worked in a different province most summers, and when | worked in the same province | worked for different companies. My mother once showed me the address book for me and it spanned a couple of pages. This, of course, was before computers made letter writing obsolete. When you have a house, things are different. You have a basement and a garage where all kinds of things get put away because you might need them one day, and then you forget them. In the house there are things on all the window ledges and things on the floor. | feel real sympathy for farmers or people who live in a farmhouse where there is a barn. With all that storage space nothing gets thrown out. Look around you; you will see piles of things you don’t need. Maybe we should do what | used to do. Move twice a year, that would cut down on the unnecessary possessions. MORRISON POINT FARM Premium Pasture-raised pork From happy pigs raised on pasture & fattened on County apples, whey, corn and barley Wide variety of cuts, including ham and bacon (Contact Bob at Robert.burkinst i 343-263-3312 Morrison Point Farm, 573 Morrison Point Rd. I.com http://burkinshawfarm.com/ U.C.W. The ladies of the U.C.W. met at South Bay United Church hall at 12:00 noon for an exceptional pot luck lunch. Our meeting opened with our theme hymn, purpose and the Lord’s Prayer. Minister Janelle’s devotional was a reflective time with quiet music and bible readings that reminded us “To be still and know that | am God.” She finished with a reading, “The Night Before San- ta” which enhanced the meaning of the season. Ten members answered roll call by sending Christ- mas cards to members of the community, and nineteen sick calls were made. Minutes of the previous meeting were read and ap- proved. Our treasurer reported a fairly healthy balance after donations and expenses were attended. It was decided to forego the January meeting as we don’t have any pressing issues to determine, and also we won't have to challenge old man winter. Our meeting closed with Carol leading us on the pi- ano while we sang our favourite Christmas carols. South Bay U.C.W. and Milford Friendship Circle Upcoming Events South Bay U.C.W. please note there will be NO January meeting in 2017. Our February meeting will be on the 8" with a pot luck lunch at noon. Milford Friendship Circle ladies will have NO January or February meetings. Our March meeting will be on the 2" at Mary Crouse’s home.