If you’re a Cottager you’ll understand.

Seasoned cottagers will declare, “There’s no such thing as a bad day at the cottage”. Don’t believe them.

I’ve had plenty of cold, rainy, wind-spitting days when sky and water were a spirit crushing grey and there was nothing to do but light a fire, lay on the couch with a full glass beside me and scribble random thoughts in my notebook. Annie would read, the cat and I would fall asleep.

The result is this book: 38 years of thoughts about storms, maintenance, fishing, birds, bugs, various local characters, my love-hate relationship with cottage country labour…

These are our stories, but I’ll bet everyone who has (or wishes they had) a Vintage cottage like Rebel’s Isle will find we have a lot in common. (If you plan to get your own Vintage cottage some day this could be instructive, but beware, I might talk you out of it).