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  • 1 week ago | cottagelife.com | Jackie Davis

    I’ve been on a lake in the Kawarthas for more than 60 years. Last summer, there seemed to be an abundance of watersnakes descending on my waterfront. Frogs too, seemed to be more plentiful, which I am sure contributed to the snake population. Should I expect another summer of higher-than-normal snake activity this year? How can I get them to go somewhere else?—Rick Seto, via emailTo answer your first question…that’s pretty impossible to know.

  • 3 weeks ago | cottagelife.com | Jackie Davis

    Can a husband buy a house in his name, a wife buy a cottage in her name, and have both exempt from capital gains by claiming separate principal residences?—Ed Vandersterre, via emailNot unless they go back in time. (Quick, to the DeLorean!) Before 1981, it was possible to do that, says Karen Slezak, a partner with the tax group at Crowe Soberman in Toronto.

  • 3 weeks ago | cottagelife.com | Jackie Davis

    I have a problem with a robin hitting our west-facing windows. This has been going on since the middle of April. We have tried everything: discs in the windows, blinds closed, etc. It hits at least 10 times a day from early morning to late afternoon, and still it lives. I assume it is the same bird. Is this bird sick?—F. Barnes, Huntsville, Ont. Sick? No. But it’s possibly lovesick. (Hormone surges can cause bonkers behaviour.

  • 1 month ago | cottagelife.com | Jackie Davis

    Last year when putting in my dock, I was attacked by what I presumed were bugs. I was at first terribly itchy; I was left with a rash, which morphed into spots within a couple of days. The itching became a burning sensation. I now think aquatic plants were responsible. Do your experts have an opinion as to the culprit?—Tom Scanlan, Lake St. Peter, Ont.

  • 1 month ago | cottagelife.com | Jackie Davis

    There appears to be a debate between our lake residents as to whether increased lake water levels are a good thing. In one camp, they like the higher water level. They believe less aquatic and perhaps invasive plants are present, and they prefer the overall aesthetic. Others argue that higher levels are eroding the shoreline; more trees and retaining walls are undermined and fall into the lake. Who is right?—Michel Bourque, Val-des-Lacs, Que. Nobody.

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