Leslie Garrett

On the last day of school each year, I would arrive home to a station wagon jam-packed with everything we needed for a summer at the lake, including my mother’s beloved portable dishwasher. No matter that our cottage lacked a...

We cottagers are generally tree-hugging types. After all, we’ve chosen to spend our holidays at a place that boasts nature as its main selling point. Nobody buys a cottage because it’s close to a school or shopping mall. Yet...