Category: Cottage Life

Why does food taste better when you eat it outside? Or am I imagining that?—Alan Harley, via email If you’re asking whether there’s research on the subject…sorry, we couldn’t find … Continued

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Its ominous name and reputation notwithstanding, chokecherry is top of the menu for wildlife across Canada in late summer. The typically multi-stemmed tall shrub or small tree, averaging two to … Continued

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Nestled behind rhododendron bushes, at the end of a gravel road in remote Huntington Point, N.S., sits a cluster of four whimsical huts covered in colourful stones resembling gumdrops. On … Continued

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Our lifejackets became mouldy over the winter. How should we store them to prevent this from happening again?—Michelle Laboni, Peterborough, Ont. A: “This is an issue that’s near and dear … Continued

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It’s a springtime Saturday morning at the cottage. From the spot where I’m weeding the garden, I can hear the kids shouting on the trampoline, the newly arrived songbirds calling … Continued

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