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After my post on Friday I biked to pick up the ingredients for my special lunch. I planned to cook it up and eat it within an hour. My goal: ginger noodle soup. A perennial fave of mine. What’s best, I knew there were going to be leftovers for dinner. I was partway through cooking it […]

20 Jun, 2008

memalicious

Posted by: andrea tomkins In: Memes/blog awards etc

It’s special lunch day today! Yay! Full report to come… This meme is via Porter. – Maybe I should… think more seriously about what I want to do when I grow up. I love the smell of… campfires People would say that I…. am a creative person. I don’t understand why…people litter. The rest of […]

20 Jun, 2008

Note in the mailbox

Posted by: andrea tomkins In: Misc. life

Dear Neighbor, I know it can be annoying to wake up to find that the exterior of your car is wet from recent rainfall, but I really don’t think AIR DRYING IT WITH YOUR LEAF BLOWER is a very good thing to do. Global warming is your fault mister. I hope you can live with […]


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  • Juliet Luiz: I was at this park today and saw the foundation and historical sign which got me curious and let me to your blog post! Great information:) too bad t
  • Rowyn Tape: Hello, I was sitting at Easter dinner with my grandmother and she was telling me this story. She is Herbert Lytles daughter who eventually bought the
  • Bernie: I freeze ball sizes of bread dough for beavertails each winter season.Easy to thaw, roll out and fry. Best winter treat!
  • Jen_nifer: I feel very much the same about my SUP. Floating with snacks is fantastic! When I go on water with some current, I make sure that I paddle into the cu

The Obligatory Blurb

My name is Andrea and I live in Ottawa with my husband Mark and our dog Sunny who is kind of a big deal on Instagram. During the day I work as a freelance writer. I am a longtime Ottawa blogger and I've occupied this little corner of the WWW since 1999. The Fishbowl is my whiteboard, water cooler, and journal, all rolled into one. I'm passionate about healthy living, arts and culture, travel, great gear, good food, and sharing the best of Ottawa. I also love vegetables, photography, gadgets, and great design.

If you're so inclined, you can read more about me here.

I've deactivated the commenting function as well as my contact form so if you want to get in touch, please drop me a line at quietfish@gmail.com. Thank you!

 


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