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What I Learned On My Summer Vacation. Part 3

By Janet Graham - Last updated: Thursday, July 21, 2011

This summer I am spending almost two full months at our cottage in Muskoka and for most of the month of July it will be my beloved and I on our own. This is a first for me and for us. I thought I would post weekly about what I am learning from this new adventure. This is my third post.   I bought fresh organic produce from the vendor outside our local butcher and was reminded how hard some people must work to earn a very basic living. I read a Harlequin Romance for the first time in years. And I thoroughly enjoyed it!! This was a secret passion of mine years ago; one I shared with a friend from business school. ...

What I Learned On My Summer Vacation. Part 2

By Janet Graham - Last updated: Thursday, July 14, 2011

This summer I am spending almost two full months at our cottage in Muskoka and for most of the month of July it will be my beloved and I on our own. This is a first for me and for us. I thought I would post weekly about what I am learning from this new adventure. This is my second post. The delight my beloved dog Oakley gets from swimming. He could spend the entire day in the water. He is training us to take him swimming by picking up a tennis ball in his mouth and staring deeply at us and if we don’t get the message he slips down to the lake and waits for us to miss ...