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M How does he do it? BY LESLIE GARRETT M U 78 G et Your Game Face On S Pack a summer’s worth of fun into a weekend with these simple and silly games. BY CL STAFF & CONTRIBUTORS 84 I n Fine Form 60 Feathers are so much more than a bird’s attire. BY JULIA ZARANKIN Departments 10 Editor’s Note 39 Zim Weighs In Don’t like board games? Zim has a way 13 Your Letters to make it fun. BY DAVID ZIMMER 17 W aterfront 45 C ottage Q&A 18 A tree to-do list; summer book reco Brain freeze explanation; when to 19 Ask the Magic 8 Ball 20 Don’t stain a deck; permits for tent saunas; squish these bugs; Reporter 21 Very plant a bee-friendly garden cottagey puzzles 22 Understanding BY JACKIE DAVIS our connection to the land; Caesar fun fact 24 A couple who scooped up 49 Solutions property in an estate sale A new roof can work harder for you and benefit the environment. COVER PHOTO: 29 Workshop LIAM MOGAN BY LESLIE GARRETT 30 A functional repair that looks good 31 Two-part epoxy rundown; 53 Style Ideas Art director ARE other helpful glues 32 Firm up a This cottager restored a ’50s relic aBssroadcilaetye R aertin dhiraercdtto, r YA GH sagging cane chair; avoid PT wood and filled it with her favourite things. Taylor Kristan, food N: LI O in your tinny; extension cord best BY BETH HITCHCOCK stylist Andrew Bullis, TI A practices 33 Swinging door fix; cut and photographer TR S 97 Nature Scrapbook Liam Mogan all took LU a round pipe a shot of bacon- N. IL A bright red flower that’s pollinated by infused vodka to GA 35 Cottage Tech one cottage-country bird. BY TIM TINER celebrate when they MO wrapped this issue’s M Electric vehicles may have finally 98 Before You Leave over-the-top cover S: LIA evolved enough for your cottage O shoot. See p. 62 for T O commute. BY ANDREW CRUICKSHANK Guests leave their mark on this dock. the recipe. 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Almost photographer, Gary Davidson Editor, Cottage Life Digital 30 years later, she continues to has been taking pictures for as Roxy Kirshenbaum (on leave) Director, Consumer Marketing Senior Videographer/Editor Travis Lunau contribute—writing everything long as he can remember. He Adam Holman Campaign Strategist, Consumer from colourful features to DIY and was the associate art director at Marketing Jennifer Williams Subscription rates: Consumer Marketing Coordinator service articles. (She does both in CL for seven years, and we often Canada, $30.95 plus taxes for one Raynika Awotwi this issue.) While on location for call him back to work on our more year (6 issues), U.S., $45.00 for one Retail Marketing Consultant year, and International, $75.00 for Craig Sweetman “The Spike Boys” (p. 68), Leslie extreme stories. “I tend to get one year. 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Take back your time and enjoy the added beauty and value of a new Sunspace Sunroom. sunspacesunrooms.com Scan for more info Editor’s Note PLEASE, LET US ENTERTAIN YOU Looking for an easy way to shift into the cottage state of mind, no matter where you are? Download The Cottage Life Podcast! All hail, Caesars! Season 3 drops June 30, featuring great conver- sations on hot cottage topics as well as some I’LL START WITH the obvious: it’s been a long At first glance, burgers are all that’s common beloved stories from two and half years and a time when the idea of between the hosting styles of my friend Rebecca old issues of the maga- entertaining fell way out of favour. But for the and cottager John Hogue, who’s organized a boys’ zine. Available —for extroverts among us (that’s me), two years of weekend on Cordova Lake, Ont., for the past free—wherever you relative social isolation has created an intense 15 years. The weekend revolves around an epic get your podcasts and excitement to see people, and to, well, party. volleyball tournament played in the shallows (on at cottagelife.com. Happy hour on the dock with the neighbours, big a court made of pool noodles), where guests sleep meals around an extended table that go late into in matching tents out back and dine at rented the night, a campfire under the stars—these are food trucks. The “Cordova Cup,” as it’s known KUDOS TO US all the things we remember when summer is over. (yes, there’s also an epic trophy), takes a year of Recently, I had the Entertaining is fun, but it can be stressful. planning and several spreadsheets to pull off. This honour of attending the I was recently chatting with my friend Rebecca, is no just-throw-something-on-the-grill-and-let- International Regional a Georgian Bay cottager. Although she oozes a things-happen event. But both Rebecca and John Magazine Association’s relaxed vibe (even when she has a houseful of are really good at the obvious, often-forgotten rule annual conference. I was guests and a meal to put on the table), I figured of entertaining: don’t sweat it. After all, stress delighted to accept a that there might be something she finds challeng- is contagious, and your guests will suss it out few kudos on behalf of ing about entertaining at the lake. After all, her in their hosts and then no one is relaxed. (Some CL—eight Gold awards, cottage is on an island, a sometimes-tricky boat great advice here is to serve a killer cocktail or a in fact. While we don’t ride from the landing, and she shares it with her decadent treat—turn to “Calories Don’t Count at make this magazine to brother-in-law and two teenagers. Surely that the Lake,” p. 60, for some gloriously gluttonous win anything, it sure feels means some stress? Or at least a few logistical ideas.) On the big weekend, both of these pro hosts nice to have our work hurdles? But her response revealed none of that. do what matters: they are living in the moment, appreciated by our “Generally, I find that people are happy with a having fun. peers. Thanks, IRMA! burger and a beer, mostly,” she answered. “They And remember, it’s summer. Most of the work are happy to be there and be together.” Typical, is done by the view anyway. and, of course, true. As a host, you need to keep N Have a story idea for your guests fed and relatively content. A burger O D Y us? Tell me at mkelly@ does the first thing and a nice view goes a long E L N cottagelife.com. way on the second. @MKONTHEDOCK RI E 10(cid:2)(cid:2)AUGUST 2022