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Installing Our Septic System

Please note: I am by no means an expert on septic systems but my facts have been reviewed by our installer. Feel free to do your own research. You can start here to learn about traditional septic...

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Getting Our Building Permits

One of the homeowner responsibilities when building a new home is getting the building permits. With a little research, help from your builder and other contractors, it can be easy-ish. Below, you'll...

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Choosing The Finishes For Our New Build

Even though we had done our homework and made some pre-selection choices, we took a few extra minutes on the big items to be sure of our decision. In this post I share our experience and best tips...

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Summer Reading Recommendations – Light & Breezy Reads to While Away The Day

Summer is a perfect season to relax and enjoy doing nothing in particular for hours. It's so much easier to just sit when you have a good book in your hand - or in your ear (in audiobook format)...

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Top 5 Unique Gifts for Father’s Day

Even though my dad is no longer around, I still have lots of dads and dad-like guys in my life to honour this Father's Day.Here are my Top 5 Father's Day Gift Ideas

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Getting Our Well

Without having access to city water, we'll need to find a way to supply our new home with water. As with most elements of our build, half the fun is doing our research first. So, it was time to dig...

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Who is The Cottage Wife?

Hi! I'm Carol - The Cottage Wife. My husband Brian and I had a cottage on the Bruce Peninsula in Ontario, Canada for over 10 years. It turns out that we love the area so much we've built our forever (retirement) home here. I thought it would be fun to share some of our adventures with you. One of the things we really want to focus on is making as light an impact on the land as we can, while still living a modern life. We'll see how that goes!

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