This column by CL founding editor (and legend), Ann Vanderhoof, first appeared in our Apr/May ’92 issue
OUTHOUSES AREN’T JUST buildings—they are the stuff of cottage lore.
Almost every cottager with a privy has a good tale to tell about it. One of my favourites comes courtesy of a phone-in radio show I was a guest on a couple of years ago. The host and I were discussing the joys and problems of cottaging, and a gentleman phoned in and told us this story.
