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The bear is gone 1

By Penny Caldwell, posted Sep 27th 2009

Last night, for the first time in more than a month, the dog didn’t growl and bark at dusk. Today, DH cleaned up a trail of recycling materials that he hadn’t noticed before. Seems it had been there awhile—pulled from the shed and strewn through the woods behind the...

Nuisance bear update

By Penny Caldwell, posted Sep 26th 2009

Two hunters stopped by our dock tonight. They told us that back in the bush, out behind our cottage on another part of the big island, they had shot a bear. Tomorrow, they will return to dress it. We thought the bear was gone. Earlier this week, our neighbours arrived at the...

Zwetschgendatschi

By Martin Zibauer, posted Sep 25th 2009

I swore I would not use this blog to get all sappy about my grandmother's cooking—why do other food blogs do that?—but when I saw this post on Delicious Days about Zwetschgendatschi, it did bring back memories. Zwetschgendatschi is a Bavarian plum cake, a sort of soft, sweet,...

South Carolina Barbecued Pork

By Martin Zibauer, posted Sep 25th 2009

There's still some time left in prime grilling season. In parts of South Carolina, barbecue sauce is based on mustard, not tomato sauce. Here's my version: 2 tbsp mustard powder (30 ml) 1 tbsp water (15 ml) 2 tbsp Dijon mustard (30 ml) 1/4 cup prepared yellow mustard (60 ml) 2...

Welcome to The Cottage Feast 1

By Martin Zibauer, posted Sep 25th 2009

Welcome to my blog! The Cottage Feast celebrates cooking and eating at the cottage, where food tastes better. I'll post cottage-friendly recipes and tips, menus built on the recipes at cottagelife.com, news and opinions about food trends and issues, and fun stuff that just...

Planted in Your Seat

By Corinna vanGerwen, posted Sep 25th 2009

Spotted these lovely planters outside a shop in Port Stanley, Ont. To make your own, cut a hole in the chair's seat with a jig saw and attach chicken-wire to create a basket. Alternatively, trace a terracotta pot so the lip sits on top of the seat to hold the pot in place....

Nature-inspired goods

By Corinna vanGerwen, posted Sep 23rd 2009

I've long loved Amenity for its bold and graphic yet soft and subtle bedding. Birdseye organic cotton duvet cover in fuchsia, $330 US queen size, $385 US king size.

Modern Outdoor Furniture

By Corinna vanGerwen, posted Sep 22nd 2009

Ok, granted it's getting cooler and you're probably not thinking about purchasing outdoor furniture at the moment, but I wanted to share with you this funky corian and aluminum chair designed by Alexander Purcell of Aprro. Customizable, it comes in nearly any colour and...

Bear likes lager, left the gin

By Penny Caldwell, posted Sep 20th 2009

On this visit, our guest helped himself to a beer. The bear managed to get into the cottage again, this time through another kitchen window, as DH discovered when he arrived on Saturday. He may have left hungry, though. We had been careful to lock the pantry, scene of the great...

A bear broke into the cottage 11

By Penny Caldwell, posted Sep 15th 2009

Yep, a bear broke into our cottage while we were on vacation in Halifax over the long weekend. “He took the window out like a skilled demolition carpenter,” DH said when he called me after arriving on the scene last week. The bear also took off three or four boards of siding...

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The bear is gone 1

Nuisance bear update

Zwetschgendatschi

South Carolina Barbecued Pork

Welcome to The Cottage Feast 1

Planted in Your Seat

Nature-inspired goods

Modern Outdoor Furniture

Bear likes lager, left the gin

A bear broke into the cottage 11