Andrea, Ugo, Leigh and I went out with 4 dogs to brave the bugs and ticks on a path making adventure. We made a good path on what Dad described as the glade path on this hand drawn map. Early in the wildflower season but in many places, the ground was covered with round-leaved hepatica, […]
April 28 to May 4, 2015 It was dog days at the cottage with 4 dog cousins and their humans. Piper, Tilly, Lucy and Bella brought Jennifer, Leigh, Andrea and Ugo together for a wild play and romp. This was the first meeting of the cousins and it went splendidly. They all got along beautifully […]
Most of us haven’t thought about our cottage septic system – I sure haven’t, I don’t even know where the tank and leaching bed are. But I’d say we had better start thinking about it. A conventional septic system includes a tank, an effluent filter, and a leaching bed. Wastewater travels to the septic tank, […]
Think about one of the worst jobs to do at the cottage…carrying the boats and canoes up and down the hill has got to up there at the top of the list. Well, I have an idea that could save us a whole lot of effort and a bunch of space in the shed! How […]
I have been haunting the Value Village and vintage clothing stores lately, hoping to find some thick blankets or quilts to make into dog beds. This week I hit the jackpot…but not for dog beds. I picked up this thick, hand-quilted twin size quilt at Value Village for a mere $9.99. It was clean, no […]
OK, the beams are in, the cottage floors are flat and the house is stable again. Now it’s time to think about the deck. Wouldn’t it be great to have a nice new deck constructed and ready for this summer? All we have to do is agree on size and design. Once we’ve done that, […]