Cottage Daze
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.93 (773 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1459704452 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 160 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-06-23 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Cottage Daze celebrates life at the cottage where the cottage is the main character, and family, friends, pets, and fellow cottagers are the supporting cast. Who doesn’t remember sitting in a frigid lake, trying to help a youngster get up on water skis for the first time, launching a boat while the whole world seems to be watching, or getting caught up in a nest of wasps? This collection of stories, elegantly organized into four seasons (spring, summer, autumn, and winter), will make readers laugh, cry, and long to be at the cottage a "must have" for every cottage bookshelf.. Whether writing about cottage routine ("First Ski," "Of Mice and Men," "Cottage Guests"), cottage tasks ("Splitting Wood," "Boat Launch"), nature ("A Gathering of Loons," "The Sting," "Autumn Spell"), cottage fun ("The Cottage Duel"), or cottage touchstones ("Start the Day," "Bonfire," "The Perfect Storm"), the stories are told with humour, compassion, insight, and nostalgia. The comfort food of cottage life books satisfying, unforgettable, and inevitably nostalgic
cottage daze Joan Beckett As a Muskoka cottager I have long been familiar with James cloumns in the local paper and have always looked forward to and enjoyed his stories. The book takes that further and helps me get to know James and his family. A wonderful read on the dock on a sunny afternoon.
You'll hear the loons, marvel at the golden sunsets, and smell the firewood.You are at the cottage. (Lloyd Robertson, Former CTV News Anchor)Filled with amusing anecdotes of previous summer shenanigans, Cottage Daze explores the feeling that a cottage adds to a relaxing, enjoyable summer. (The Echo Haliburton County) . (Muskoka Magazine)James Ross takes us deep inside the Canadian cottage experience, savouring its endless wonders, laughing at the frustrations. His robust sense of humour and adventure are nicely balanced with insight about nature and the human condition. Ross’s Muskoka island cottage is a place where he enjoys adventures and misadventures in all seasons.
He enjoys adventures and misadventures at his Muskoka island cottage and lives in Bracebridge, Ontario.. James Ross has a degree in journalism and has worked as a newspaper reporter, cowboy, mountain guide, museum curator, dogsledder, movie stuntman, animal trainer, photo double, and freelance writer