The comfort food of cottage life books – satisfying, unforgettable, and inevitably nostalgic. 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. 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...
This special bundle contains both of James Ross’ essential companion volumes to the great Canadian tradition of life at the cottage. 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? These collections of stories, elegantly organized into four seasons (spring, summer, autumn, and winter), will make readers laugh, cry, and long to be...
More tales of family fun and run-ins with nature at the cottage. In the sequel to Cottage Daze , James Ross is back with more tales from the family cottage. Organized by nature’s changing seasons and containing sections covering nature, family, activity, and the cottage, Ross combines wry humour with a genuine love for adventure and respect for the natural world – although the local wild animal population can try his patience. Ross’s anecdotes are full of good spirits and sound advice, whether...
