essay Archives - Cottage Life

Long read: the pleasure of canoeing in the off-season

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The ultimate cottage tool: the Swiss Army knife

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How the pandemic turned us into year-long cottagers

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illustration of the word gluttony with various food items being eaten by people around it

Mark Schatzker confesses his cottage sins: Gluttony

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illustration of the word greed with people looking at the sky around it

Eva Holland confesses her cottage sins: Greed

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a snowy trail through the woods

Off-season? Not for the locals in cottage-land

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illustration of the word lust with a woman behind it

Zoe Whittall confesses her cottage sins: Lust

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illustration of the word sloth with people on the beach around it

Vicky Mochama confesses her cottage sins: Sloth

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Beautiful canoe in still lake

Is the canoe the most beloved icon of the cottage?

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illustration of the word envy with people in park around it

Omar Mouallem confesses his cottage sins: Envy

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illustraton for snake in the grass

Understanding the psychology behind our fear of snakes and loss

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illustration of the word wrath with various insects being sprayed around it

Roy MacGregor confesses his cottage sins: Wrath

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illustration of the word pride with various deer around it

Clive Thompson confesses his cottage sins: Pride

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Am I handy enough to take over as cottage fix-it person?

view of the lake through trees

We love the wilderness. Do we wreck it when we move in?

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tanya hayles and her son sitting on a dock at a cottage

Why I wanted to introduce my Black son to the cottage

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Why I hated the cottage as a teenager

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Grey squirrel on side of tree

Life advice from a squirrel

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