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Cottage Smith - Food & Drink

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The Cottage Smith Forum. Nature and the Environment. It's amazing how many rules that apply back at home that get thrown out the window at the cottage. Food and drink that would never be brought into our own house are consumed (relatively) guilt-free at the cottage.but I guess that's all part of the cottage appeal. Here you will find tips and recipes focused on that unique food group known as cottage cuisine. Click to email Cottage Smith.

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Cottage Smith - Muttley

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The Cottage Smith Forum. Nature and the Environment. From 40 yards away, I saw Muttley bounding toward me as fast as his 6-inch legs could propel him. He put on the brakes, skidded to a stop at my feet and looked up at me, tail twitching, eyes blazing. Something big. Had happened, and he clearly ached to tell me what it was. The dog was on the verge of speech. He laid the mouse ceremoniously at my feet, then backed up, stood absolutely erect, and pretended to look off in the distance in an air of nonchal...

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Cottage Smith - Tools & Equipment

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The Cottage Smith Forum. Nature and the Environment. The speed and accuracy with which you can complete a given task is often directly related to the suitability and quality of the tools and equipment you have available to work with. Here, we'll try to help you ensure that you're able to select the perfect tool for the job. Cottage Smith Becomes a Canadian Tire Affiliate. We are pleased to announce that Cottage Smith has become a Canadian Tire. Click to email Cottage Smith.

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Cottage Smith - Gardening

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The Cottage Smith Forum. Nature and the Environment. I'll freely admit to having little interest in, and even less aptitude at, the practice of gardening, but I can't deny that landscaping has a tremendous effect on the appearance of a cottage. Gardening the Cottage Smith way involves selecting native species that will not adversely impact the local ecosystem, nor result in future headaches for you as cottage owner. Click to email Cottage Smith.

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Cottage Smith - Buying & Building

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The Cottage Smith Forum. Nature and the Environment. Whether buying an existing structure or building from scratch, investing in a cottage is not a matter to undertake lightly. There are any number of unscrupulous builders and sellers out there who would like nothing better than to unload their problem properties on you. The problem with getting a home inspector to evaluate your cottage before you buy is that they can be quite expensive. Do it anyway. Click to email Cottage Smith.

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Cottage Smith - Plumbing

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The Cottage Smith Forum. Nature and the Environment. If there is a cottage system that is going to keep you awake at night (either literally or figuratively), it's your plumbing. Understanding the invisible inner workings of your water and septic systems is absolutely key in preventing expensive and potentially disastrous situations. Neglecting the proper care and maintenance of your plumbing can lead to irreversible damage; fortunately, even cursory attention can keep things flowing smoothly.

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Cottage Smith - Electrical Basics

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The Cottage Smith Forum. Nature and the Environment. Here are some of the basic precautions that you should adhere to:. Be sure to shut off the electricity as far down the line as possible. Ideally, this will be at the main breaker coming into the cottage, cutting off all. Even after you've shut the power off at the fuse box, use a current detector to ensure that there is no power flowing through the circuits that you're working on. Be sure to check both receptacles in a power outlet individually&#46...

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Cottage Smith - Interior

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The Cottage Smith Forum. Nature and the Environment. Unless you're the type who can afford to ship in an expert for everything interior detail (or better yet, can con a more adept friend into it), you're going to have to get your hands dirty. Click to email Cottage Smith.

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Cottage Smith - Fun & Games

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The Cottage Smith Forum. Nature and the Environment. Despite the fact that we've owned the cottage for well over a year now, and despite our entreaties for suggestions from guests, our attempts to give our sanctuary a catchy, cottage-type name have been fruitless thus far. In an attempt to remedy this situation, I present you with the beta version of the Cottage Smith Cottage Name Generator. Click to email Cottage Smith.