Still at the Cottage
Or the Cabin, the Shack, the Lake, the Beach, or Camp
In 1989, Charles Gordon wrote a book about the joys of life at the cottage called, well, At the Cottage. It was a huge success, selling thousands of copies every year since then. A copy sits, dog-eared and smeared with sunscreen, in every cottage worthy of the name, right beside the bird book with the missing pages.
Now, showing the same creative spirit when it comes to names, comes Still at the Cottage. Readers will be surprised to learn that some things have changed in cottage country, which is now real estate. Suburbanism proceeds apace; the store at the dock now stocks lawncare items (this is bad). But it also stocks more fruits and vegetables (this is good).
Gordon pokes…
Charles Gordon, a survivor of more years of cottage life than he cares to count, lives in Ottawa. For many years a writer for the Ottawa Citizen, he is the author of several books, including The Canada Trip.