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27 Jan, 2018

Weekend reading: January 27 edition

Posted by: andrea tomkins In: Weekend reading

This pony working up the courage to jump this tiny step is everything. pic.twitter.com/cTS30cN99S — Naomi Kyle (@NaomiKyle) January 24, 2018 Facebook Only Cares About Facebook, theatlantic.com David Schwimmer Made Six Short Films About Sexual Harassment. We Annotate One of Them, nytimes.com Children in the news always require special consideration, thestar.com The White House asked […]

26 Jan, 2018

Late last night

Posted by: andrea tomkins In: Ottawa

I did something new to me: I helped flood our community ice rink last night. I even have proof! As you can probably tell, I’m wearing every article of warm clothing that I own. ;) I volunteered to try it out because I’m working on a piece for the paper about it. I’ll share a […]

20 Jan, 2018

Weekend reading: January 20 edition

Posted by: andrea tomkins In: Weekend reading

NASA’s lovely tribute to Christa McAuliffe, the teacher who perished on Challenger, by @marinakoren https://t.co/upYtTXq788 pic.twitter.com/aug41RuXKJ — The Atlantic (@TheAtlantic) January 19, 2018 How Technology Is (and Isn’t) Changing Our Reading Habits, nytimes.com Why Toronto Made ‘the Playoffs’ for Amazon’s Headquarters, nytimes.com The Terror: ‘This Place Wants Us Dead’ Season Premiere Official Trailer, YouTube.com The […]


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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.

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