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Cottage blogs: how often? 6

By Penny Caldwell, posted Oct 19th 2009

Cottage Life publisher Al Zikovitz and I are experiencing autumn glory all over again here at the International Regional Magazine Association conference, hosted by New Mexico magazine in Sante Fe. One of the most common questions between the magazine editors here is: How often do...

An acquired taste

By Martin Zibauer, posted Oct 19th 2009

Something you probably shouldn't eat (not without practising first): I saw this on Ryan Sager's blog Neuroworld, which is always worth the visit.

Loon pie update 1

By Martin Zibauer, posted Oct 18th 2009

We know a good idea when we see one. After I posted the reader letter about using our loon template to make a cookie cutter, another reader commented: Now if only Cottage Life could get that loon cookie cutter pattern available in their store — hint hint! Your...

A Camera for Sharing

By Corinna vanGerwen, posted Oct 16th 2009

It's common: huddling around a tiny 3-inch LCD screen on a camera to review the day's fun through photos. If there's no TV or computer at the cottage, it's often the only way for everyone to see the pictures (although not very well). Nikon's Coolpix S1000pj solves the...

World Food Day

By Martin Zibauer, posted Oct 16th 2009

Today is World Food Day, which focusses on issues of food security and hunger. Following so closely on Thanksgiving seems appropriate; we are lucky we have so much food that we can write blogs about what we like to eat or not, and make fine distinctions between cottage food and...

The power of mushrooms

By Martin Zibauer, posted Oct 13th 2009

The October issue of Cottage Life features a profile of Bob Bowles, passionate and knowledgeable edible-mushroom collector. Here's someone equally passionate about mushrooms, mycologist Paul Stamets, on how important fungi are to forests and what they can do for us. It's truly...

Where should fish and turkey roam?

By Martin Zibauer, posted Oct 11th 2009

The Toronto Star has two articles on farming controversies: Catherine Porter outlines the fight between cottagers and fish-farming operations in the Great Lakes, and Margaret Webb reports on a decision which will make organic turkey production difficult, if not impossible. The...

More Brussels sprouts recipes for Thanksgiving 1

By Martin Zibauer, posted Oct 10th 2009

Jane Rodmell's ridiculously easy recipe for Brussels Sprouts with Cream and Bacon is featured in our Oct. '09 issue. Dana McCauley has a recipe for Maple Mustard Glazed Brussels Sprouts that also looks appealing: sprouts stir-fried with leeks and thyme, then glazed with maple...

Loon pie 3

By Martin Zibauer, posted Oct 9th 2009

A Cottage Life reader writes: This summer we made good use of your loon cookie pattern from Winter 1990 and I thought you might like to hear the story. In purchasing our cottage on Lake Boshkung, Algonquin Highlands, we inherited a stack of old Cottage Life magazines and became...

Charles Pachter: Artist, Author, and Cottager

By Corinna vanGerwen, posted Oct 8th 2009

Last night I attended the launch of artist Charles Pachter's second children's book, Canada Counts (Cormorant Books). The followup to his alphabet book M is for Moose (which you'll recall we featured in our June 2009 moose decor story), this counting book is full of cottage...

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Cottage blogs: how often? 6

An acquired taste

Loon pie update 1

A Camera for Sharing

World Food Day

The power of mushrooms

Where should fish and turkey roam?

More Brussels sprouts recipes for Thanksgiving 1

Loon pie 3

Charles Pachter: Artist, Author, and Cottager