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Welcome to the new cottagelife.com

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I’m stoked — about this long weekend, but also about some great news from Cottage Life. While cottagers prepared for the “official” opening weekend, the Cottage Life team has been working on a big cottage project of our own: getting this new and improved cottagelife.com up and running to help make all your weekends even […]

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How to prepare calamari

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If you buy whole calamari squid for grilling, you should cut the tubes open and score them before cooking. (You can also buy calamari already cut in rings, but that’s not nearly as much fun.) The scoring technique isn’t difficult, but it needs some explanation. We have step-by-step illustrations in our annual grill guide (in […]

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Cottage collections: My blue willow

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And I’m back! I know, it’s been a long time since I’ve posted, and apologies for that. Without going into too much detail (this isn’t the kids blog after all), I’m finding that my little man is keeping me quite busy these days! Last I wrote, I put out a call for your cottage collections. […]

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Our top 10 project plans

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From the convertible picnic table to the outdoor shower, over the past 23 years, we’ve published plans for countless handy cottage projects. For a limited time only, our top 10 project plans are available for free courtesy of your local TIM-BR MART. Happy building and enjoy!