From the monthly archives:

June 2009

Behind the Scenes

Weather Watch

Well, I’ve been anx­iously check­ing the weather reports for the Stony Lake area. Art direc­tor Kim Zagar and I are sup­posed to head up there for a photo shoot next week, but every­thing depends on whether the weather co-​​​​operates. To bring you all those beau­ti­ful pho­tos of cot­tage coun­try every issue, we need sun to get the […]

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Bookmarks

Bookmarks: Alabama Stitch Book

My sis­ter turned me on to Alabama Chanin. Steeped in Deep South mythol­ogy, the com­pany makes pretty, hand-​​​​sewn, quilted and beaded cloth­ing and home acces­sories, pri­mar­ily made with recy­cled cot­ton jer­sey. There’s some­thing roman­tic and rus­tic about the designs, which often fea­ture frayed edges and visible knots.

When I got my hands on a copy of Alabama Stitch Book […]

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Furniture

Big Thinking for Outdoor Furniture

My all-​​​​time favourite pas­time at the cot­tage: loung­ing around doing noth­ing. It’s amaz­ing how many naps you can take when you have lit­tle else to do. Nap on the dock; nap on the porch; nap in the sun-​​​​filled bed­room with a cool­ing cross breeze play­ing across your back…
My dream acces­sory for all my nap­ping is a nice big […]

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Uncategorized

White at the cottage

Fresh, breezy, crisp, romantic—however you want to describe it, there is some­thing unde­ni­ably allur­ing about the look of all white. It’s not a style that you think of as being ter­ri­bly prac­ti­cal for the cot­tage, though. Ice cream cones, muddy paws, sandy feet, wet bathing suits—who wants to spend time work­ing extra hard to clean up […]

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Bookmarks

Bookmark: GreenCricket.ca

It’s get­ting eas­ier and eas­ier to find green prod­ucts, from house clean­ers to sham­poos and soaps to pet sup­plies. Among the retail­ers offer­ing eco-​​​​conscious buy­ing choices is Toronto-​​​​based e-​​​​tailer Green Cricket.

Find items like biodegrad­able dog waste bags, water fil­ters, stain­less steel water bot­tles, and insect repel­lent. Well-​​​​known brands include EcoEthic, Kiss My Face, Bambu, and […]

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