Penny Caldwell

Guest post by Blair Eveleigh, senior associate editor I’ve gone on about water a few times here in my guest posts, so I probably shouldn’t bring the topic up again. But a press release came in the other day that got my...

Guest post by Jackie Davis, assistant editor. Today we had our first company Summer Barbecue of the year, which is strange, because it’s March. And as far as I know, we’ve never had a Summer Barbecue before our Spring Cottage...

The photo you see here was taken today, about an hour ago, in Pointe au Baril. I pulled it off the Payne Marine web cam. Look at that beautiful open water! Embrace those docks ready for boats! Fire up those grills ready for...

I was going to tell you about a self-published cottage book that arrived in our office this winter, and then I found a link to a website that knocked books right out of my head. Have you seen freecabinporn.com? Go there when you...

Guest post by Blair Eveleigh, senior associate editor The Ontario government enacted the Green Energy Act in 2009, intending to jump-start the green economy, by encouraging job creation in alternative-energy industries and...

Guest post by Jackie Davis, assistant editor. In honour of spring, I decided to make some lemon squares and bring them to work yesterday, as part of the regular twice-per-month, early-morning baking that I do. (I know it's not...

I would really love to hear the story behind this photo, one of a series in our Dogs on the Water gallery. Here’s how I imagine it would go: 1.Cottager gets into kayak and heads out from dock. 2.Dog jumps in water and starts...

Guest post by Liann Bobechko, Senior Associate Editor. Mining is in the news this week, as the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada hosted their annual mining industry convention in Toronto March 4-7. Mining has been...

We get a lot of questions in the Cottage Life magazine booth the Cottage Life Shows, but the one I have been asked most frequently (besides, “Where can I get something to eat?”) is at “When is Cottage Life Television coming...

Guest post by Jackie Davis, assistant editor. Today is Alexander Graham Bell Day, and I plan to celebrate by making a phone call. Working at a magazine, I’m very grateful for the invention of the telephone. If Bell hadn’t...