Over the holidays we enjoyed neighbourhood party chit-chat at a couple of events held at the homes of cottage neighbours. One couple had a big neighbourhood party to entertain folks living in the immediate area so we could see their newly built home. Another couple who used their house as a seasonal cottage until last […]
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A Different Summer
Summer 2022 has been a different summer for us. The seasons are about to change so this is a good day for a summer review. Since purchasing this Grand Bend cottage in 1984, our family tradition is to spend most of each summer at our cottage retreat. Time at the cottage always provides a change […]
Simple Living in Midsummer
It’s Civic Holiday Weekend which marks mid-summer in Ontario. What better time to focus on the joy of simple living! Simple living heightens every summer pleasure. As is our summer routine, we spend the precious summer weeks at our cottage. This is the time when our psychic batteries get a re-charge. Our cottage is nestled […]
My Grandchildren Taught Life Lessons at the Beach
Last week my grandchildren, aged 2 and ½ and 7 years old, were at the cottage with our son. During COVID, they are in our ‘bubble’ of 10 people. Our daughter-in-law is also in the bubble but she was working from home and taking a break from two noisy active children. At breakfast every morning […]
Guilty Pleasures of Summer
Ontario’s civic holiday weekend at the beginning of August is history. Half of the summer is over which leaves only 4 to 6 weeks to enjoy summer treats. Days are shorter. This is a good time to consider the pleasures of summer — yes, some of these pleasures feel guilty — others, bring no guilt! […]
Happiness in Retirement — Summertime, Cottage Days and Taking Stock
As the summer days gallop past I’ve been thinking about how I’m spending these precious days at the cottage. In late June, when we typically re-locate the cats and ‘move’ to the cottage, it seemed that summertime would be as endless as the horizon on Lake Huron. A change of routine excited me. I looked […]
Summertime
“Summertime and the living is easy” is the first line of a well-loved Gershwin song. Making a choice to retire just as a Southern Ontario summer begins was fortuitous as this season offers unlimited delights for postworksavvy. During the past five days I have savoured freshly picked raspberries, celebrated both Canada Day and Independence Day […]
