summer blog crawl: a lake classic

<div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>This post is part of the summer blog crawl linkup from Brittany of <b><a href="http://galleryeight.blogspot.com/">Gallery no 8</a></b>.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Where I live summer is all about the cottage.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Each friday the highways are packed with overloaded cars </div><div style="text-align: center;">driving to the water to grab their slice of canadian heaven...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-vJub69zTGXu-PcNYd1d-c7vDBIa4-Fm4Hd01sRf233_9pYnv8Y6EQnXWyyVqjY6O2GdoOjOOKMSohGK6EkW1FQU7BV15zMd_-wjRspzzNXu-7oaBrDWmYAXBphsjSInasDYRnCULtHR1/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-07-04+at+8.46.52+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-vJub69zTGXu-PcNYd1d-c7vDBIa4-Fm4Hd01sRf233_9pYnv8Y6EQnXWyyVqjY6O2GdoOjOOKMSohGK6EkW1FQU7BV15zMd_-wjRspzzNXu-7oaBrDWmYAXBphsjSInasDYRnCULtHR1/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-07-04+at+8.46.52+AM.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">While modern cottages tend to skew more grand home than cottage,</div><div style="text-align: center;">I like the feel of the old, simplistic, wood-panelled cottages.</div><div style="text-align: center;">A place where sand and water are as welcome as guests.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">A place to put your feet up.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">One of the best classic modern getaways I've seen is <b><a href="http://www.thomfilicia.com/home">Thom Felicia's</a> </b>lakehouse<b>.</b>.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I'm sure you saw it when it was featured in Domino.</div><div style="text-align: center;">It's one of the few interiors where I actually like the antlers :)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Take another look - years later, and it still feel fresh and completely perfect.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">That's good design.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The view from the lake... I'm never leaving.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhtLTFUMnqkTUJZm7Z8iP-9tOYaL2USRUuLucI66U3CkHJbd5BDL35zaWIuS-1bSrmSElDbcUJym5_EcKxK-BMXXIyBlwTRJTbbUHRrvJZhYyy8TAAXCmwrxUmlkNjClrFlXJ42Ux3BXg8/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-07-04+at+9.06.06+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhtLTFUMnqkTUJZm7Z8iP-9tOYaL2USRUuLucI66U3CkHJbd5BDL35zaWIuS-1bSrmSElDbcUJym5_EcKxK-BMXXIyBlwTRJTbbUHRrvJZhYyy8TAAXCmwrxUmlkNjClrFlXJ42Ux3BXg8/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-07-04+at+9.06.06+AM.png" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">the entry, with it's ubiquitous workbench console/bar.</div><div style="text-align: center;">This was pre-pottery barn knockoff - the inspiration, perhaps?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKYOxdud-AtgGonTQTmJas45FPLLFLR2jHYxq2ApnkxW1dOyXWIGfcam1FkK-iWGR7z_cwqEDsPtd3RY1ftYu6GlGkh8905aHDpbJAgAducicTnX43RHi2aSd1UrT31Gp3B6uBjUPtCRud/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-07-04+at+9.07.06+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKYOxdud-AtgGonTQTmJas45FPLLFLR2jHYxq2ApnkxW1dOyXWIGfcam1FkK-iWGR7z_cwqEDsPtd3RY1ftYu6GlGkh8905aHDpbJAgAducicTnX43RHi2aSd1UrT31Gp3B6uBjUPtCRud/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-07-04+at+9.07.06+AM.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Thom whitewashed the walls - a transparent finish that still allows a rustic bit of grain to show, </div><div style="text-align: center;">but softens the palette and keeps all that wood from taking over.</div><div style="text-align: center;">At the time, the grey seemed slightly unusual, but today it's at the forefront of trends.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8icb-W4Z5-0o0T6AxQk1QG5JVwde35wKTxbaTurA0pS9gzXPmzyULmrAfkXRy2W1EnWuqRMf7K_k6_S8sFPo6RRecdoJx4ofRXIx1S5libQ7aupXxgSPoiLK6XKMcZjvBOEJV3hjCx7Qt/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-07-04+at+9.07.33+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8icb-W4Z5-0o0T6AxQk1QG5JVwde35wKTxbaTurA0pS9gzXPmzyULmrAfkXRy2W1EnWuqRMf7K_k6_S8sFPo6RRecdoJx4ofRXIx1S5libQ7aupXxgSPoiLK6XKMcZjvBOEJV3hjCx7Qt/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-07-04+at+9.07.33+AM.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The main living space - every lake house would do with a stone fireplace like this one.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjcp71SC1n0CAD_UTT3g5IFMGnk5DVuarCIxGKHeN8rx99FQXS_kbXU4Qx1gyJ2fGcSCo8_4BKD0tbq7I71r7IBHwQ7ftkODYE2-aVNrqHwFD8Sed3YC1w4p6ZEEjSvGvBGWClCG0CPy7Q/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-07-04+at+9.10.09+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjcp71SC1n0CAD_UTT3g5IFMGnk5DVuarCIxGKHeN8rx99FQXS_kbXU4Qx1gyJ2fGcSCo8_4BKD0tbq7I71r7IBHwQ7ftkODYE2-aVNrqHwFD8Sed3YC1w4p6ZEEjSvGvBGWClCG0CPy7Q/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-07-04+at+9.10.09+AM.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Love the black accents.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Again, by painting the trim and doors black Thom upped the chic factor </div><div style="text-align: center;">and kept that wood overload under control.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRwQRt4VHKNxn1004lj-NaAcG-HTkuR5rQF-S-k90nUZ2LRR8Tl-4d7SNOEdgtXrauqhaY2QsO2m4oBPi_aYhX8R7Nj_VN7p8GVlMaEbUl7NB29uefvtDFMrvQleLDUPujoJzNJD_1VQ8u/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-07-04+at+9.10.37+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRwQRt4VHKNxn1004lj-NaAcG-HTkuR5rQF-S-k90nUZ2LRR8Tl-4d7SNOEdgtXrauqhaY2QsO2m4oBPi_aYhX8R7Nj_VN7p8GVlMaEbUl7NB29uefvtDFMrvQleLDUPujoJzNJD_1VQ8u/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-07-04+at+9.10.37+AM.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">A chic wee kitchen tucked in under the industrial feeling stairs...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMZCwqZYoIDvzMrLbO1fk8mcWaxJai2PxLqMi-Z-gdURbu6Vz705tSkm4soFY0QgIj2LYMLz2yg2rkGWB80jaUnLGOaEdF2ZdPDyi0_ceAJViILGCfyZbItcfmrWuUAjIRO3ge32tNr-2H/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-07-04+at+9.13.47+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMZCwqZYoIDvzMrLbO1fk8mcWaxJai2PxLqMi-Z-gdURbu6Vz705tSkm4soFY0QgIj2LYMLz2yg2rkGWB80jaUnLGOaEdF2ZdPDyi0_ceAJViILGCfyZbItcfmrWuUAjIRO3ge32tNr-2H/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-07-04+at+9.13.47+AM.png" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">and a dream view for dining.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Look at the flagstone floors!</div><div style="text-align: center;">I like the fishing weights he's used as accents, </div><div style="text-align: center;">bringing in nautical bits without overloading on shells.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrKMfiel_mLAUWZVGnJ6Yo0101WYtLCupZuyPbVhW-Q-zXpuvAif-9HzDXrKwbSX-Zecof92c4FPzQRHPI77R1fVIxlQIN8MkWfsx9bB2LblEzWYEHkKq6SvIi6Eits4aBUYUP0hE526GM/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-07-04+at+9.14.06+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrKMfiel_mLAUWZVGnJ6Yo0101WYtLCupZuyPbVhW-Q-zXpuvAif-9HzDXrKwbSX-Zecof92c4FPzQRHPI77R1fVIxlQIN8MkWfsx9bB2LblEzWYEHkKq6SvIi6Eits4aBUYUP0hE526GM/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-07-04+at+9.14.06+AM.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">A small den - that daybed would be the perfect spot to curl up during a rain.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8FA6X1iilFRWA_nXQZhcC0ShviPa8f5wmfd0HX3DOQcgoOXpOFrAEMrV1d28CiUIKtSQhSz-bD_BF24O9QkqPrLXfKDm8jiVQPhocoSU2BK8IG6TkZ6tUFewcxG8Abfa8CcyyuEIOoLND/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-07-04+at+9.13.17+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8FA6X1iilFRWA_nXQZhcC0ShviPa8f5wmfd0HX3DOQcgoOXpOFrAEMrV1d28CiUIKtSQhSz-bD_BF24O9QkqPrLXfKDm8jiVQPhocoSU2BK8IG6TkZ6tUFewcxG8Abfa8CcyyuEIOoLND/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-07-04+at+9.13.17+AM.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Heading upstairs....</div><div style="text-align: center;">more black metal, reclaimed wood.. and antlers :)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEindUq_3OXJhBNPvpzWtAvqLqE_6X62HA9jyBgx1l3dMneGvF5OUrbsNSTahoqChbjT7h5SFQ7LOluM0U1CkmDFJxiKNvlPkArupfuI6kIR0o8shBa5K-fi-W91q8wkw-6cbcnnmp5Le_T8/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-07-04+at+9.21.58+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEindUq_3OXJhBNPvpzWtAvqLqE_6X62HA9jyBgx1l3dMneGvF5OUrbsNSTahoqChbjT7h5SFQ7LOluM0U1CkmDFJxiKNvlPkArupfuI6kIR0o8shBa5K-fi-W91q8wkw-6cbcnnmp5Le_T8/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-07-04+at+9.21.58+AM.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">How about black + glass doors with burlap privacy panels?</div><div style="text-align: center;">Yes, please.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSKtD69Ftu0Dp23lJL2izFhU1kL98kjeV7K4aR6y1HsJplQCsquqU__1gcfXBe-HrJjbmRQJ6HHJpJi0CPUDlGL1fXUN7inTveWQNNdOGw_SmhvrRFP115hsJtVMYK930EIKtI3bk9zxbD/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-07-04+at+9.22.18+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSKtD69Ftu0Dp23lJL2izFhU1kL98kjeV7K4aR6y1HsJplQCsquqU__1gcfXBe-HrJjbmRQJ6HHJpJi0CPUDlGL1fXUN7inTveWQNNdOGw_SmhvrRFP115hsJtVMYK930EIKtI3bk9zxbD/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-07-04+at+9.22.18+AM.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The boho bedspread is still masculine without being stark.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I like how Thom created a sleeping nook with two closets on either side of the bed - so clever.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8Y0NInjcaJuHKLYi5qBTRRn5345F4nychEO1chTxghowt5a-qbyxKthe2-iDMMx9X9zhC3l2jhkOO2Dz472I1TDbIB2ndBfVUvnt-9p1orwtN6gq2yckOdWTSHT4gGPktft23Sut8_FYb/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-07-04+at+9.27.06+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8Y0NInjcaJuHKLYi5qBTRRn5345F4nychEO1chTxghowt5a-qbyxKthe2-iDMMx9X9zhC3l2jhkOO2Dz472I1TDbIB2ndBfVUvnt-9p1orwtN6gq2yckOdWTSHT4gGPktft23Sut8_FYb/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-07-04+at+9.27.06+AM.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The loft is all set up for guests - think he'll mind if we drop by?!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA3L26A34R2oWyRfnIppU-Pt-Ry8xDIztDGIzTK89-0WdIecm5B-htg9BAIZAHuKCz_LIS8Jfh6smhKjY2T7spz_hflu2-e8PTPlO-NHG0pBLHj_ZIu3uXIthFOzJWEXdlXwxKCa-Aa0BW/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-07-04+at+9.27.48+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA3L26A34R2oWyRfnIppU-Pt-Ry8xDIztDGIzTK89-0WdIecm5B-htg9BAIZAHuKCz_LIS8Jfh6smhKjY2T7spz_hflu2-e8PTPlO-NHG0pBLHj_ZIu3uXIthFOzJWEXdlXwxKCa-Aa0BW/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-07-04+at+9.27.48+AM.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9rKJTeptDAGw0a8CvCWaeZpQF80V4flLxugx0S6Dw8G2_pDEOEesnpvJW_aSl7qSwC85_5vLc4u9LTsQHkqCOUBD9_dOGzXyccsfk2KF5IjcI_Pb-3SG-rMmAiXukG-I0q0CPET0-Kpl3/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-07-04+at+9.28.07+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9rKJTeptDAGw0a8CvCWaeZpQF80V4flLxugx0S6Dw8G2_pDEOEesnpvJW_aSl7qSwC85_5vLc4u9LTsQHkqCOUBD9_dOGzXyccsfk2KF5IjcI_Pb-3SG-rMmAiXukG-I0q0CPET0-Kpl3/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-07-04+at+9.28.07+AM.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">And this is end of day perfection, a fire, friends and the serenity of the lake.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis-j7wqWfIGG2UmVnqL09GqQZX7wUPG1L9yTulmM9Y3kMtQBsETjDm4JWRednlIcgT3SAaU5sWOsMKRBAFH1SCeUx5XV5sPA_vo9funG6wNU_oiLjMnhxy_PG6eqMp9QRR3XizYiLGLuZl/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-07-04+at+9.28.29+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis-j7wqWfIGG2UmVnqL09GqQZX7wUPG1L9yTulmM9Y3kMtQBsETjDm4JWRednlIcgT3SAaU5sWOsMKRBAFH1SCeUx5XV5sPA_vo9funG6wNU_oiLjMnhxy_PG6eqMp9QRR3XizYiLGLuZl/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-07-04+at+9.28.29+AM.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Ahhh....</div><div style="text-align: center;">can't you just feel your pulse slowing.</div><div style="text-align: center;">(and why did Ikea stop making those chairs? they're pretty sexy!)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I would love to see pictures of this space today - I'll bet not much has changed.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Happy Fourth of July, to all of you south of the border!</div><div style="text-align: center;">And a belated happy Canada Day to all my Canadians girls -</div><div style="text-align: center;">we were out on the boat, at the beach, bbqs and firework celebrations for the past three days.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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summer blog crawl: a lake classic

This post is part of the summer blog crawl linkup from Brittany of Gallery no 8 . Where I live summer is all about the cottage. Each friday ...

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