Penny Caldwell

One of the first times I called Roy MacGregor he was on his cellphone. He answered, and then like many of us do when we talk mobile to mobile, he told me where he was. “Hi Penny. I’m in the Leafs’ dressing room.” Well, I...

What a nice way to end the week—with two National Magazine Awards presented last night at the Carlu in Toronto. Congratulations to Daniel Ehrenworth, who won the Gold award for Portrait Photography for “Project Privacy.” Dan...

People have flown into Toronto from across the country and the U.S for MagNet, Canada’s Magazine Conference, the highlight of the year for many Canadian magazine professionals. I had lunch today with colleagues from Nova...

It’s been awhile since my last Tuesday update about Mitch, the wonder golden retriever puppy. This photo is of him basking in the warm sun on the cottage deck about a month ago. Mitch really is a wonder: now nine months old, he...

The Save ELA group has posted a number of open letters condemning the Canadian government's decision to shut down the Ontario-based research facility, including one from nine scientists in The Kinneret Limnological Laboratory of...

Guest post by Blair Eveleigh, senior associate editor If you’ve ever taken part in a Doors Open event, you’ll know the thrill of being somewhere you’ve never been before. Public institutions and private homes put out the...

Guest post by Jackie Davis, assistant editor. Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you probably know that Cottage Life is celebrating an anniversary this year (25th). And unless you’ve been living under a really huge rock...

Trust the Federation of Ontario Cottagers’ Associations to be at the forefront of breaking news that affects lake stewardship. Here’s an excerpt from FOCA’s May Alert, which arrived in my e-mail today. “Thursday, May 17,...

Guest post by Blair Eveleigh, senior associate editor Royal LePage released its annual Recreational Property Report this morning, along with the results of a survey it commissioned. The survey polled current cottage owners and...

Guest post by Jackie Davis, assistant editor. This Friday, the movie Battleship—based on the Hasbro game of the same name—opens in theatres. I don’t remember this board game involving any giant alien robots that emerge from...