Raspberry Cottage

 

Photography as been a great passion of mine since my father let me use his manual film Canon when I was ten, and I did not put it down until I got a new digital Canon a few years ago, so I understand the importance of a setting to a photo. While wedd
I put up two Spotify playlists for Explorer's Cottage @explorers.cottage.capebreton and Raspberry Cottage on the website in the bio. You can listen to these for free. They set the mood for the cottages. The cottage playlists combine Gaelic songs from
Raspberry Cottage now has a medical professional renting the cottage for a longer term until about the middle of May as they need to self isolate from their parents due to their exposure to COVID-19 at the local hospital through their work. This will
To help support children and their parent/s or caretakers while they are in their self-isolation, I am excited to soon release a series of crafts and projects related to the cottages in some way. The ideas are inspired by my volunteer work at the Art
To be responsible, I closed @explorers.cottage.capebreton and Raspberry Cottage from about mid-March to the end of April to gather more information and facts about COVID-19. I wanted to make sure to protect the housekeepers and guests. The housekeepe
Thank you to all our essential workers, including all hospital workers, those in utility fields, and those working in all aspects of shipping getting all our supplies to us. ✨ ✨ Thanks also to everyone doing their part with social isolation.✨ ✨ #cap
Here is another look at the restoration of Raspberry Cottage. The very first guests who stayed at Raspberry Cottage in 2017 were researching Acadien history and were from Louisiana. The woman who booked the cottage was so gracious and told me on chec
While I am telling the story of the renovations and restoration of the cottages over at @explorers.cottage.capebreton, I wanted to post a little on the transformation of Raspberry Cottage, as well. I researched very carefully the original bright gree
Cottage life. Here is a close up of the logs that were created in a Seventeeth century style where the logs are hand crafted to fit together. The cottage has a mix of antiques, finds from all over the world, and mid-century modern style furniture tha
Following a 17th century Scandinavian style, the chinkless logs were hand crafted to be snug and insulated. #cottage #thecabinchronicles #capebreton #novascotia #explorecanada
Snowy, cozy nights at Raspberry Cottage. #unescobiospherereserve #cottage #thecabinchronicles #cabinvibes #novascotia #capebreton #explorecanada #hygge
A nice grilling spot just next to Raspberry Cottage. The cottage sits on 150 acres, allowing for peace, privacy, and stargazing, while still only being 17 minutes from a large grocery store and supply shopping in North Sydney. ✨ #novascotia #capebret
A view of the solid logs created in a chinkless 17th Century style found in Europe, particularly Scandinavia. The logs were selected and then hand crafted to fit together seamlessly without filler. #capebreton #novascotia #explorecanada #cottage #th
The sunny porch room at Raspberry Cottage. For this remodel, a local craftsman poured a new layer of a concrete like material to level and seal the floor from elements, as the floor was uneven and not sealed from weather. Wood was also replaced throu
Holiday dreams ✨ #cottage #capebreton #novascotia #thecabinchronicles #cabinvibes
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from Raspberry Cottage! 🌲✨ We have old-fashioned snow shoes for guests to explore our many km/miles of trails as included in the guest stay. ✨ ✨ #snowshoes #cottage #thecabinchronicles #cabinvibes #thecabinland #ca