Archive for August 28th, 2007

Dishwashers at the dacha…

Canada, culture, odd things| 11 Comments »

Tell me, can a “cottage” have a dishwasher? Until recently, my experience of a cottage has always been a wooden salt box with no insulation, a party-line telephone, lumpy bunk beds with mildew-scented sheets, chipped dishes, poor ventilation, no ceilings, cracks in the outside walls big enough to let in  the mosquitos, and no – repeat no – dishwasher. I know [...]