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Seasonal Vacation Rental Property Fall Cleanup

October 22, 2018 admin Comments 0 Comment

The Fall season is now in full swing. Leaves have totally turned to its glorious, colorful state. I just love the Fall colors! And it is stunning and breath taking in cottage country. But here’s the rundown on how we do our seasonal vacation rental property fall cleanup. You can also refer to it as the “cottage closing” checklist. Most seasonal vacation homes closes down after the Thanksgiving (Canadian) long weekend. People’s cars lined up in the highway to get…

The Best Haliburton Ice Cream Shops

April 18, 2018 Maria Comments 0 Comment

I “scream” for ice cream! Our no fail list of ice-cream stops Summer is fast approaching and nothing excites us on our weekly trips to the cottage than the ice-cream stops! It’s a routine. The weekend is not complete without it. Like many other cottagers that line up to these shops, we have a mission, and the mission is to find the best ice-cream stops on our way to and from the cottage country – and ours is the lovely…

Buying A Waterfront Cottage – Our Journey

February 10, 2018 Maria Comments 0 Comment

Our cottage hunt, our journey begins here … Setting Your Cottage Goal So we finally decided to take the big leap. I still remember the day when we sold our house, started renting so we can purchase our cottage. Tears flowing non stop for at least 5 mins (maybe less, it just seemed so long) when the day came to lock the house one last time, never to come back. That was our dream house! Once settled to our new…