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Design: Jennifer Scott
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Library and Archives Canada Cataloguing in Publication
Ross, James, 1960-, author
Still in a daze at the cottage / James Ross.
Sequel to: Cottage daze.
Issued in print and electronic formats.
ISBN 978-1-4597-2177-7 (pbk.).-- ISBN 978-1-4597-2178-4 (pdf).--ISBN 978-1-4597-2179-1 (epub)
1. Vacation homes--Humor. 2. Country life--Humor. 3. Nature--Humor. 4. Ross, James, 1960- --Family--Humor. I. Title.
PN6231.C65R687 2014 C818’.602 C2013-907427-9 C2013-907428-7
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