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Take a Walk on the Dark Side!

June 5, 2023May 20, 2023 Cottage Country 8 Views“make acquaintance with another side of nature.”, abundance, afterglow, animals, blossom, Bobcaygeon, Buckhorn, Canada, Carol Moffatt, CCC Publications, chickens, colour, Communities in Cottage Country, Community, cone, cone-shaped, cones, cottage, Cottage Country, Cottage Country Connection, cottage country lifestyle, Cottage Country Lifestyle Magazine, Cottage Country Magazine, Cottage Life, curfew, dark, darkness, diamond, dilate, driving, dusted, eyes, Fenelon Falls, flashlight, fly, glare, Haliburton, headlamp, heavy hitter, Henry David Thoreau, home, hunt, imagination, Kawartha Lakes, kawartha magazine, Kawarthas, Kawarthas Magazine, lakefield, Lifestyle Magazine, light, Lindsay, membrane, minute, mirror, naturally, nature, nocturnal, nudges, Ontario, Peterborough, photoreceptors, photosensors, pupil, reflecting, reflective, retina, Rick Whitteker, roadside, rod, rod-shaped, route, sensors, slow, snow crystals, soft ice cream, species, star player, sun, sunset, surroundings, Take a Walk on the Dark Side, tapetrm lucidum, team, Things to do, twilight, vision, walk, walking, Your Lifestyle Magazine

Henry David Thoreau once resolved to go on night walks to “make acquaintance with another side of nature.” Darkness naturally

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Cottage Memories: Chronicles of A City Boy’s Life In The Country

June 4, 2023May 20, 2023 Cottage Country 9 ViewsAir, anti-bugging, ballcap, bathing, bird, black flies, Bobcaygeon, Buckhorn, bug, Canada, canoeing, CCC Publications, CIA, Community, cottage, Cottage Country, Cottage Country Connection, cottage country lifestyle, Cottage Country Lifestyle Magazine, Cottage Life, Cottage Memories, cottager, Craig Nicholson, deck, decoy, decoys, deer flies, dogs, dollars, drink, drown, electric, Fenelon Falls, flies, garlic, genius, ghost, gypsies, Haliburton, hat, home, house flies, inhale, insect, intrepidcottager.com, Kawartha Lakes, kawartha magazine, Kawarthas, Kawarthas Magazine, lakefield, Lifestyle Magazine, Lindsay, lost, materials, mats, military, mosquito, moths, Ontario, peace, Peterborough, pony, psychological warfare, psychology, Purple Martins, PWC riders, repellant, screen, season, spring, squish, stinging, summer, swallow, swatters, Take No Prisoners, Things to do, Your Lifestyle Magazine, zappers

TAKE NO PRISONERS Spring’s here along with the onset of bug season. Insects are the bane of my cottage existence.

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Summer Vibes

May 29, 2023May 20, 2023 Cottage Country 32 Viewsall-inclusive, award-winning interior design team, backyard, basil, Beautifully Blended, Birchview Design, Birchview Design Inc, blues, Bobcaygeon, browns, building, Canada, CCC Publications, children, Communities in Cottage Country, Community, cottage, Cottage Country, Cottage Country Connection, cottage country lifestyle, Cottage Country Lifestyle Magazine, Cottage Country Magazine, Cottage Life, cotton, creepy crawlers, dampness, design, designing, dream, elevated design expertise, experience, fabric, family, Fenelon Falls, full service studio, greens, GTA, guests, Haliburton, home, humidity, invite only, Kawartha Lakes, kawartha magazine, Kawarthas, Kawarthas Magazine, lakefield, Lavender, layout, lifestyle, Lifestyle Magazine, Lindsay, linen, materials, Materials That Meet the Mark, mint, neutral, Oasis, Ontario, outdoor, party-goers, permits, Peterborough, pets, plan, plant, relax, screens, season, simplified, space, stone, studio, summer, summertime, sun, The Perfect Plan, views, whites, wood, www.birchviewdesign.com, yo-yo, Your Lifestyle Magazine

Birchview Design There is nothing quite like summertime in Ontario; especially in cottage country! The long hard winter is quickly

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Hello Summer

May 27, 2023May 20, 2023 Cottage Country 33 Views3300 country road 36, 5245 County Rd 21, Air, barbecue, Bobcaygeon, boughs, breathe, bright, bucket, buzz, campfire, Canada, car, CCC Publications, chipmunks, cicadas, cobwebs, Communities in Cottage Country, Community, Cottage Country, Cottage Country Connection, cottage country lifestyle, Cottage Country Lifestyle Magazine, Cottage Country Magazine, Cottage Life, cracking, creek, crisp, dancing leaves, Danielle McNelly, dark, decks, dense, dock, Doors & Sunrooms, duck, ducklings, exhale, family, Forest, Hello Summer, home, hues, kawartha magazine, Kawarthas, Kawarthas and Haliburton, Kawarthas Magazine, Kids, lake, lake shore, leaves, legs, Lifestyle Magazine, Memories, Minden, mother, Nortech, Nortech windows, Ontario, orange, painted, paradise, pine needles, pink, porch enclosure, quack, rags, river, scent, soak, squirrels, stones, summer, sunlight, sunroom, sunset, surroundings, Things to do, tool, tree, trickle, trickling water, water, winding road, windows, winter, Your Lifestyle Magazine

As someone who has spent many summer days in the Kawarthas and Haliburton, I can’t help but feel a sense

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Cottage Planning Virtual Webinar

May 26, 2023May 20, 2023 Cottage Country 38 ViewsBobcaygeon, Buckhorn, Canada, Captial Gains and Estate Tax, CCC Publications, children, Communities in Cottage Country, Community, cost-effective solution, cottage, Cottage Country, Cottage Country Connection, cottage country lifestyle, Cottage Country Lifestyle Magazine, Cottage Life, Cottage Planning Virtual Webinar, estate, estate planning, factors, family, family cottage, Fenelon Falls, guide, Haliburton, home, investor seminar, Kawartha Lakes, kawartha magazine, Kawarthas, Kawarthas Magazine, Kids, lakefield, Lindsay, Mackenzie Investments, Ontario, ownership, Peterborough, recreational property, Scotia Wealth Insurance Services, ScotiaMcLeod, seminar, Senior Insurance Consultant, Senior Wealth Advisor, sentimental value, short-term rentals, Steve Urso, strategies, succession planning, summer, summers, swim, tax, Tax and Estate Planning, That's better together, Tom Fernandez, topics, trusts, virtual, Vivek Bansal Director, Your Lifestyle Magazine

You spend most summers at the family cottage – it’s even where your children learnt how to swim. It holds

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Getting Started: Personal Watercraft Riding

May 24, 2023May 20, 2023 Cottage Country 52 Viewsadvice, Allan Glanfield, angler, balance, Bobcaygeon, Buckhorn, camp, CCC Publications, Communities in Cottage Country, Community, cottage, Cottage Country, Cottage Country Connection, cottage country lifestyle, Cottage Country Lifestyle Magazine, Cottage Country Magazine, Cottage Life, cottager, Craig Nicholson, curiosity, dealer, demo, English, etiquette, family, Fenelon Falls, fuelling, fun, Getting Started: Personal Watercraft Riding, Haliburton, home, Kawartha Lakes, kawartha magazine, Kawarthas, Kawarthas Magazine, lake, lakefield, Lifestyle Magazine, Lindsay, marine, Marine Experience, novice, Ontario, paddling, personal watercraft, Peterborough, Powersports Experience, Practical Logistics, PWC, recreational boating, riding, service, Shopping Tips, skills, summer, swimming water sports, The Intrepid Cottager, Things to do, tips, tour, trailer, Try It First, Visualize Yourself, water, Your Lifestyle Magazine

How does a novice get started personal watercraft riding? I’m talking about someone who has a casual curiosity, hasn’t been

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2023 Trends: Sustainably Made

May 23, 2023May 20, 2023 Cottage Country 46 Views1-800-354-3195, 2023, 2129 Davis Rd., 30 years, aesthetic, Azek, BBQ's, behind, beige, Bobcaygeon, Buckhorn, Canada, caramel, Cavan Monaghan, CCC Publications, cleanup, Coconut Husk, colours, Communities in Cottage Country, Community, cottage, Cottage Country, Cottage Country Connection, cottage country lifestyle, Cottage Country Lifestyle Magazine, Cottage Country Magazine, Cottage Life, deck, deck furniture, dining, entertaining, Fenelon Falls, focus, grain, Haliburton, home, industry developments, Kawartha Lakes, kawartha magazine, Kawarthas, Kawarthas Magazine, lakefield, Lifestyle Magazine, Lindsay, local, low maintenance composites, maintenance, market, MLS, Monaghan Lumber, Monaghan Lumber Specialties, months, natural, neutral, newest, Ontario, patterns, Pressure Treated, pride, Prime+ Collection, products, PVC, re-top, rebuild, recycled, refinish, relaxing illumination, Sansin, shop local, stair, suggestions, summer, supplier, sustainably made, tasteful, technologies, Things to do, TimberPro, Timbertech, Toll Free, tones, traditional, trends, U.S.A., umbrellas, warm, weekend, Western Red Cedar, winter, wood, year, Your Lifestyle Magazine

The winter months are finally behind us. It’s time to head back outside and enjoy these warm summer days. But

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Keeping Your Home Organized

May 20, 2023May 15, 2023 Cottage Country 57 ViewsBobcaygeon, Buckhorn, Canada, Communities in Cottage Country, Community, cottage, Cottage Country, Cottage Country Connection, cottage country lifestyle, Cottage Country Lifestyle Magazine, Cottage Country Magazine, Cottage Life, family, Fenelon Falls, Haliburton, home, Kawartha Lakes, kawartha magazine, Kawarthas Magazine, lakefield, Lifestyle Magazine, Lindsay, Ontario, Peterborough, summer, Your Lifestyle Magazine

Keeping your home organized can be a very taxing job. A lot of people have more stuff than they know

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PKHBA Five Steps to a Worry-Free Renovation or Addition

May 17, 2023May 15, 2023 Cottage Country 68 ViewsActivities, Appraisal Institute of Canada, architect, basement, bathroom, Bobcaygeon, bonus, Buckhorn, budget, building, Canada, CCC Publications, Communities in Cottage Country, Community, construction, cottage, Cottage Country, Cottage Country Connection, cottage country lifestyle, Cottage Country Lifestyle Magazine, Cottage Country Magazine, Cottage Life, design, doors, drawings, engineer, estimate, family, family room, Fenelon Falls, fireplace, Five Steps to a Worry-Free Renovation or Addition, flooring, GST, Haliburton, heating, Heating System, hire, home, house, Kawartha Lakes, kawartha magazine, Kawarthas, Kawarthas Magazine, kitchen, lakefield, Lindsay, main floor, municipal, payback, Peterborough, PKHBA, plan, planning, professional, project, reading, RenoGuide, RenoMark, renovation, renovator, sketches, summer, surveys, Things to do, tips, tradespeople, windows, worker's compensation, Your Lifestyle Magazine

If you’d like to approach your renovation or addition with confidence, reduce the risk, minimize the inconvenience, and maximize the

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White-Washed: Working with White

May 13, 2023May 7, 2023 Cottage Country 69 Viewsaccessories, all-white, architectural, art, award-winning, black, blue, Bobcaygeon, Bren Petrunick, bright, Buckhorn, Canada, Chantilly Lace, clients, colours, Community, cottage, Cottage Country, cottage country lifestyle, Cottage Country Lifestyle Magazine, Cottage Country Magazine, Cottage Life, create, creative, decorator, denim, design, favourites, features, Fenelon Falls, fireplace, floor coverings, floors, founder, fresh, green, hardware, home, hues, interior, Kawartha Lakes, kawartha magazine, Kawarthas, Kawarthas Magazine, lakefield, layering, Lifestyle Magazine, Lindsay, maintain, materials, minimalists, modernists, monochromatic, Ontario, Oxford White, paint, palette, Peterborough, polar, purists, purple, rainbow, red, room, secret, shop local, shopping, Simply White, Simply White Interiors, slipcovers, spectrum, spill, stylish, summer, temperature, Things to do, thousands, tinted, tips, visual, warm, washable, white, White Dove, White-Washed, yellow, Your Lifestyle Magazine

As a decorator, I try not to play favourites. But I’ll admit, white ranks right up there, the top choice

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