Summer cottage

Since my husband was  little he has been visiting this old family cottage in Honey Harbour. We take a water taxi over because they have a new boat with an inboard and is much too big for me to drive when I am not sure of the way. But I do drive it and now understand why you need bigger boats on Georgian Bay- the swells are huge and would have washed over our tiny motor boat we had up on Lake Muskoka. The cottage was built in 1906 and much of the original paintings, furnishings and even journals are still there.

The children always create an art gallery for us.

The dining room is my favourite place.

The girls read a journal and created a play based on the events about two cousins, one who would do cannonballs from the boathouse and shoot a rifle and another who was a writer but didn't like the cottage much. The writer dies after childbirth and the cousins takes care of the baby. The girls made themselves cry. It was a beautiful weekend.

My favourite napping spot- every screened in porch needs a swing couch.

Comments

[sue]

I love the story. Did you write anyone down?

[sue]

I mean, did anyone write it down.

[jen]

No, we didn't copy it down nor did they but a good exercise to encourage writing.