Category Archives: Cottage Living

Grilled Chicken Fajitas

Posted on May 8, 2013 by Susan

Tweet We have lots of company at our summer cottage and we love to cook out on the charcoal grill. Burgers are great, but sometimes we want something a little more fun. That’s when we make Chicken Fajitas!

Posted in Cottage Living, Food, Recipes | Tagged chicken, food, grilled, recipe, Tortilla | 3 Comments

Dutch Oven Cooking: Zucchini Bread

Posted on August 17, 2012 by Susan

Tweet When we are at our cottage, we enjoy baking outdoors in our 10” cast iron Dutch oven. The Dutch oven is on legs, allowing coals to be placed underneath it, and the lid is flat with a lip around … Continue reading →

Posted in Cottage Living, Food, Recipes | Tagged camping, charcoal, Dutch Oven, zucchini bread | 19 Comments

Morning Gift

Posted on June 9, 2012 by Susan

Tweet early morning on the dock promise of a beautiful day breakfast shared with the bluegill into the canoe, still in pjs eagle soaring overhead oriole and kingbird flitting by the shore mountain laurel in full bloom dragon flies darting … Continue reading →

Posted in Cottage Living, Nature, Poetry | Tagged canoe, morning, mountain laurel, nature, poetry | 8 Comments

Cottage Living: Decor

Posted on September 2, 2011 by Susan

TweetOne of the most enjoyable things to me about having a cottage has been renovating and decorating it. The cottage was in poor condition and we (by we, I mean Mike) gutted it, raised the ceiling to make a cathedral ceiling, … Continue reading →

Posted in Cottage Living, Don't Throw it Away | Tagged cottage, decor, decorate, decorating, DIY, dumpster diving, friends, garage sale, paint | 15 Comments

Cottage Living: No Running Water

Posted on August 19, 2011 by Susan

TweetSo. This cottage of ours. It doesn’t have running water. And we’re ok with that. Here’s how it works: Bathing. We take our daily baths in the lake. Well, at least in the summer. Mike will go in the water … Continue reading →

Posted in Cottage Living | Tagged cottage, drinking water, hand washing, lake, lake water, no running water, outdoor living, outdoors, outhouse, running water, water | 3 Comments

Cottage Living: Painting a Floor Plaid

Posted on August 15, 2011 by Susan

TweetOver the years, we’ve renovated most of our cottage, inside and out. We have an enclosed front porch where we have a table and chairs for dining and a bed for lazy afternoon naps. The floor has been in terrible condition … Continue reading →