September 27, 2014. Pleasantfield, N.S. The Cottage.

Why do we enjoy the cottage? Our home at Western Head looks out at the bold Atlantic Ocean and the house is comfortable, yet we regularly drive the 45 minutes to the tiny cottage by the lake. The view is like every other lake except the boats are scarce and we can not see neighbors. The deck by the water if spacious and comfortable and is a favorite spot for reading but it still does not compare with the view from our ocean house. Yet we continue to enjoy ourselves here and I am not sure why. The isolation at the cottage is complete. These cottages are mostly used during the summer months and right now we are the only folks in residence, except for the 3 families who live here permanently. And we have no phones. When we arrived mid afternoon, I took a gigantic nap, finally getting up at 5:00. As we have no TV, we read. Now that the Internet and WiFi work well, I can check on the scores from the Ryders Cup which has helped. The drive today was pleasant, as the colors of the leaves are springing to life. Perhaps it is merely a change of scene that gives us so much pleasure or maybe we like the force of the water pressure in the showers? Whatever it is, we are enjoying our solitude at our little cottage at Moosehorn Estates, which is a fancy name for a perfectly ordinary group of about 25 cottages. For whatever reasons, we like it here.