in which I am initiated into a local ritual

[lolaraincoat]

So middle-class people who have lived in this part of the world for more than a generation all seem to do the same thing - they have weekend places, invariably known as "cottages," two or three hours away near or on a lake, and they spend as much time as possible there during the summers. I've never been to one of these before but in a few hours will be joining a few colleagues at another colleague's cottage for a couple of days (this cottage-owning colleague is actually first-generation Canadian, like me, but her ex is from a local family with deep roots here, and I suspect it was his first.) If you promise not to break the internet while I'm gone, I promise to tell you all about it when I return.


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[robriki.livejournal.com]

We've got one voluntary drop out for the week, but we're still missing one. I usually pester in the mornings on Monday but I forgot today.

[lolaraincoat.livejournal.com]

I really appreciate the pestering! Thank you!