August 27, 2021. Western Head, Nova Scotia. Our Old Cottage.

Ken and I loved our little cottage at Ponhool Lake. It was perfect for us. But our old cottage has been transformed. Heather and Ross purchased the cottage from us and have been improving it every since. Last year Anna and I were invited for lunch and to see the improvements in he main house. Ross did all the work himself and it is beautiful. They added 12 feet on the front of the cottage and now have one main room with a large island and the living room, dining room and kitchen just one big room. That room I saw last summer. But just today, we were invited to see the finished lower level plus the bunkie under construction. Since last year the deck out front is complete and the walkway deck made wider. The side stairs into the cottage are wider and gracious with a sitting area on the side deck. The lower level used to be crawl space. Ross dug out a basement that you access from inside stairs or in the front lower entrance. Downstairs is a bedroom, a sitting room, full bath and laundry room plus a good sized storage room full of shelves. It is useful space for their family to visit and it is beautiful too. There is a wood stove downstairs too which Ross says heats the whole house. So the cottage itself has been totally changed. Our previous owners used the small shed for storage. It had a toilet and a sink and nothing else. We installed a shower and turned it into a change room. We also added an outside shower. Ross has added a room 12 foot deep attached to the change house, which will house two single beds for the grandchildren. It also is lovely and makes the cottage more useful. Heather and Roll live full time at the cottage and have sold their home in Milton. During our life at the cottage, only one man lived full time at the lake. Now 7 people live there full time. Heather and Ross love it. They were the perfect buyers for that little cottage. It has been transformed!!