We’re closing up our workshop early this Friday -- leaving inside and heading out ... and following that great Canadian tradition of heading up to the cottage for the Victoria Day Long Weekend.  Whether your getaway is to your cottage, or to visit with friends in the country, or to set up camp in a tent or cabin in the woods...  how sweet it is to leave behind the hustle and bustle and smog of  the city and take in that fresh country air! 

And while this weekend would surely be incomplete without a few cold ones on the dock, let’s not forget the annual "rolling-up-our-sleeves and opening up the cottage" work that inevitably must be done for the approaching summer season. Sweep the pathways! Patio furniture out! Screens onto the windows! New propane tank for the BBQ! Chop and stack firewood!  We are loving the printable checklists put together by the good people over at Cottage Life Magazine right now for helping us organize and simplify.

…Now all we’ll need, along with a little warmth and sunshine, is some bug spray, sunscreen and some of our favourite Extremely Rich Cream to look after all of our hardworking hands—guys included!

Then it's time for some great music, good friends, and good food and drinks as we sit out on the dock and savour May 2-4... the first long weekend of our sweet Canadian summer.

Cheers to a safe, relaxing and joyous long weekend to you all!