The New York Times recommends our place.

Okay, so not exactly. Not our cottage. Though if they had stopped by, I feel sure they would have found it charming.
The New York Times has published their list of 31 places you should go this summer, and one of them is the Sunshine Coast! Here’s the full article with a tempting photo and short description of each [...]

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Got a summer project? Tell Fred!

My Best Friend Fred has come up with a fun summer contest that you should know about - especially if, like me, you have a few home projects on the go.  Best of all, its in aid of a good cause.
Fred and his team at One Project Closer invite you to send them Before and After photos of a [...]

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Hup, Holland, Hup!

 
Years of watching my kids play soccer in sleet and drizzle – surprisingly - did not make me a fan of the game. That happened when Cottager and I accidently planned a cycling holiday in the Netherlands that coincided with the 2000 Euro Cup. We watched games in pubs and hostels, on a jumbotron in the [...]

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Hotel Style Bedroom Part 2 – The Indigo Photos

Home Sweet Home. Here are some photos of the hotel room I wrote about mid-week.

I’m a bit disappointed in these photos, since the flash has significantly brightened the colours, and by extension, the way the colours worked together in the low natural light of the room. For example, the duvet cover appeared to be black and white [...]

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A Hotel Style Bedroom – Part 1

I’m in Ottawa this week, for work, and feeling inspired.  Been down pub for a pint recently, so I hope this is coherent.
In our non-cottage life, our bedroom is pretty sad and has been for a long time. The green-tinged yellow walls are a failed experiment. And it goes down hill from there. We typically [...]

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The tomato soup deck

We set out to get a coat of deck treatment down this weekend, when the forecast suggested a decent interval of dry weather. Our deck measures roughly 35 x 10 feet. It is sound but very bleached and absorbs water like crazy. Lets get ‘er done, we agreed. 
Cottager bought Thompson’s Water Seal, making a judgement [...]

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The Cottage Has A Name

We’ve had a few half-hearted discussions on this topic during the last 6 months. We both acknowledged that a name is an important thing for a potential rental property. For us it’s just ‘the cottage’ or ‘Gibsons.’
I thought something to do with the bamboo would be good. Lucky Bamboo? Blue Bamboo? Bamboo is very hip; [...]

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