Living Lightly in The Woods
Ants Can Make Your Hummingbird Feeder Disgusting and Make Hummingbirds Sick Keeping ants out of our hummingbird feeder has been a long-time wish of mine … until last month! Last month I was visiting my mom, sitting on her back deck talking about birds and trees and gardening. At one point I mentioned how much … Keep reading…
Did you think I’ve gone missing? Dragged off into the forest by a coyote maybe? Nah … it’s just winter at the cottage! This is the time of year when the snow blankets the ground and hushes the trees. Winter gives us a chance to rest, reflect and restore our bodies and minds. The cold … Keep reading…
Good-bye Charming Chimney This weekend I was glad to arrive at the cottage in the dark: I wasn’t prepared to see the cottage without that charming chimney. It was one of the things that made me fall in love with the look of the place. And now … it’s gone. One of our first projects … Keep reading…
One of the many things we like to do at the cottage is re-purposing building materials. While we don’t go around salvaging items willy nilly, for the one day we might use them, we do sometimes find ourselves with projects that are perfect candidates for re-purposing building materials. Sometimes we seek the items on local … Keep reading…
One of my favorite things to do on a slow Sunday morning at the cottage is to catch up on my favorite blogs. It’s the modern day equivalent to reading the morning newspaper I think. The trouble is that I like a lot of blogs! So, I keep looking for easier ways to get to … Keep reading…
By this time of year most people have closed their cottages and migrated back to their lives in the city. Not us! Autumn at the cottage is one of our favorite seasons (I have 4 of them haha) and here’s why: No Bugs Of course I know that bugs are good things. They feed birds, … Keep reading…
There’s nothing like a little competition to keep things interesting at the cottage! So, for the last 4 years, we’ve hosted the “Cedarwood Bass Classic,” a cottage fishing tournament. The “Cedarwood Bass Classic” or CBC for short, has evolved from an all summer event to just a few weeks. And we’ve changed a few of … Keep reading…
Earlier this month we thought we found our forever home up north. That deal didn’t work out but we’ve learned a lot from the experience. As with most real estate deals, either buying or selling, one of the steps for determining the right price is to look at comparable properties. One of the things that … Keep reading…
What do you do on rainy days or in cooler weather at the cottage? You bring your games inside of course! That’s exactly what we did last fall when we had the sister & brother-in-law up one evening for dinner. We decided that we’d have an evening of beer tasting. Brian had the awesome idea … Keep reading…