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An alarm clock to chirp about

I often look at design*sponge for inspi­ra­tion (it’s on my blog roll, just a wee bit down this page on the right, FYI). Yes­ter­day I saw the cutest thing there, and it’s right up our cot­tage ally. UK com­pany Lucky Bite has designed an alarm clock that will have you think­ing spring even on winter’s darkest […]

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Green your shower, save your septic

While it’s impor­tant in these eco-​​​​conscious times that we all takes steps to curb our water con­sump­tion no mat­ter where we are, at the cot­tage, where sep­tic sys­tems are our most sen­si­tive friends, the issue takes on added urgency. On an aver­age sum­mer week­end at my cot­tage, there are about a dozen peo­ple shar­ing the shower […]

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Gadgets & Gear

Canadiana canoe

Hudson’s Bay Com­pany and Lang­ford canoe col­lab­o­rate to bring us a canoe embla­zoned with the point blan­ket stripes.

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A Camera for Sharing

It’s com­mon: hud­dling around a tiny 3-​​​​inch LCD screen on a cam­era to review the day’s fun through pho­tos. If there’s no TV or com­puter at the cot­tage, it’s often the only way for every­one to see the pic­tures (although not very well).
Nikon’s Coolpix S1000pj solves the problem—it has a built-​​​​in pro­jec­tor. Find a blank wall or throw up a bed […]

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