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Ask me anything! Except for directions
Penny's Blog

Ask me anything! Except for directions

Guest post by Jackie Davis, assistant editor. Every day—and I’m 100 per cent not exaggerating about this—somebody asks me for directions. I used to think that this was a location thing. The Cottage Life office is right downtown (in Toronto) where there are tourists, so, on...

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Dog and horses and snow = tired puppy
Penny's Blog

Dog and horses and snow = tired puppy

I’m just back from a Family Day weekend trip to visit DD in Halifax, so haven't seen much of Mitch in the last few days. DH took him up to Collingwood to visit Joey, and they had a great, long tramp in the woods. Two happy dogs in the snow. DH said Mitch’s curly coat picked...

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What to do with old board games
Cottage Style

What to do with old board games

Who doesn't have old board games kicking around the cottage? Put them to use!

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Careful with that bubbler
Penny's Blog

Careful with that bubbler

Serious concerns to keep in mind when you stop the ice from forming

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Fun Family Day activities to do up north
Cottage Kids

Last minute Family Day ideas

No plans for the weekend? Don't sweat it, there are lots of fun winter activities for the whole family.

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Caption contest: The backstory
Penny's Blog

Caption contest: The backstory

Guest post by Jackie Davis, assistant editor. The winner of our 2011 Caption Contest was announced in the just-released April 2012 issue. (Here is the photo, but see p. 23 of the issue for the winning caption.) It was a very close race, so I wanted to give a shout-out to the...

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Mitch’s first dog fight
Penny's Blog

Mitch’s first dog fight

Mitch met his first unfriendly on the weekend. One minute he and another dog were happily introducing themselves on the snowy trail in a beautiful nearby provincial park; the next, the pretty female spaniel had him pinned on the ground. We broke them up quickly, but what a...

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Cottage Feast

What Roger’s doing for Valentine’s

I've known photographer Roger Yip for years, but I had no idea he was such a romantic. Here's what he's making for his wife today: Doesn't look so impressive, does it? But wait till you see what these eggs turn into, after the jump. Amazing! Instructions here.

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An outhouse by any other name
Penny's Blog

An outhouse by any other name

Here’s a question to ponder over the weekend. If a cottager were to set up a flush toilet in a little hut, separate from the cottage, perhaps with a barn door to facilitate the view out, and nothing else inside, what would you call it? Is it still an outhouse? Or a biffy,...

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Menu reading dispute
Cottage Feast

Menu reading dispute

A new study of eye movement coming out of San Francisco State University suggests people read menus like books—left to right, down one page and then the other. This counters an earlier study that claimed readers bop around, with a lot of eyeball attention on the menu "sweet...

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