tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7155086611992337391.post2428247651367104265..comments2024-03-29T08:13:24.580-04:00Comments on Reflections from Crumbly Acres: Cottageocracy?Jenn Jilkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05259681360456905055noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7155086611992337391.post-88326762886212895942009-11-17T04:06:59.449-05:002009-11-17T04:06:59.449-05:00PS I like Docktails, Cottage Friends and the Fudge...PS I like Docktails, Cottage Friends and the Fudge store...MMMMMMmmmat the cottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16616711303740580971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7155086611992337391.post-77840217163345952782009-11-17T04:06:00.076-05:002009-11-17T04:06:00.076-05:00Bravo Jen *clap* *clap *clap*
You tell them and k...Bravo Jen *clap* *clap *clap*<br /><br />You tell them and kick some journalist wannabe butt!at the cottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16616711303740580971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7155086611992337391.post-86210497302468210032009-08-18T20:29:37.813-04:002009-08-18T20:29:37.813-04:00well, good golly Miss Molly, I missed this article...well, good golly Miss Molly, I missed this article. And am I ever upset... why, without this article, how would I have known that I'd had a terrible summer so far... To quote: "The weather might not matter so much to those with oceanview cabins, but let's face it: Without the sun, most Ontario cottages are damp suburban bungalows on the edge of a weed-choked lake." Gosh, here I was, snug and comfortable, enjoying the scenery, taking kids out for hikes in the rain (frog spotting!), swimming, watching my guests get suntans in between the quickly passing rain showers... without any rising damp, nor a weed choked lake to my name.<br />Why, there I was, feeling sorry for Toronto, in the throes of a wet, cold, garbage clogged July, with the occasional flood, pools closed, day camps closed, H1N1 lurking behind every garbage rat... when I should have been saving my sympathy for myself, up here, with the rain-washed air, song birds everywhere, deer on the lawn, and all our guests at the resort asking to re-book Same time Next Year.<br /><br />Who knew? I should have been miserable... but here in Muskoka... well, it never happened...Nancy Tapleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08580857442179584300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7155086611992337391.post-50228311342540852852009-07-27T23:08:34.158-04:002009-07-27T23:08:34.158-04:00I did read the article and agree with you complete...I did read the article and agree with you completely. Where we are there aren't cottages, but there are the cabins up the lake. Most are owned by locals and are used extensively in summer, especially on the weekends. They are a great place for families and friends to head to get away from town. Now that many of the "children" have gone away to find work in cities like Vancouver and Victoria, it is a place they can return to remember their roots. Most cabins have been handed down for generations. We are just now seeing some come on the market because some of the kids can no longer take them over. We were fortunate enough to get one in 2001. We love it in any kind of weather, sun, rain, snow and everything else in between. We wouldn't trade it for anything in the world. - MargyPowell River Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17580698518291129041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7155086611992337391.post-56226878488624441672009-07-27T11:27:58.164-04:002009-07-27T11:27:58.164-04:00If it's tourist season,why can't we shoot ...If it's tourist season,why can't we shoot them ?An Unconventional Mummyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06904347277081733317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7155086611992337391.post-61492748138837636922009-07-27T09:28:07.780-04:002009-07-27T09:28:07.780-04:00It is sad that Leah Maclaren has spent time here b...It is sad that Leah Maclaren has spent time here but does not get it. She is unfortunately typical of the new breed of fancy coffee cup holding, horn-honking city dwellers that push their way around and wear Muskoka like its their shi-shi trinket. <br /><br />Most of us come to Muskoka to escape these peopleEdhttp://www.cottageblog.ca/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7155086611992337391.post-39286733475844363582009-07-26T22:50:59.738-04:002009-07-26T22:50:59.738-04:00I don't know what you are writing about but I...I don't know what you are writing about but I never let facts or clear thinking affect my opinions but I agree with you.Yogi♪♪♪https://www.blogger.com/profile/00411274031147372579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7155086611992337391.post-14627457931980522242009-07-26T12:15:36.056-04:002009-07-26T12:15:36.056-04:00I agree! I find that most people have no idea of T...I agree! I find that most people have no idea of The cottage lifestyle. When I tell people I love to work at the cottage they think I am nuts. They say "Why bother then! You can work at home!" When I try to explain that it is different, more relaxed and enjoyable they can't see it. When I say that I don't care what the weather is like they don't understand it. I just want to be there. It makes me at rest even when I am working.So let the naysayers stay home. The near north is better off without them.Lorachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05954208521350733469noreply@blogger.com