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03 Jun, 2015

Celebrating Local Food Week with Farm and Food Care Ontario

Posted by: andrea tomkins In: Ottawa|Recipes and Food

Yesterday I had a full day traipsing around the countryside learning about Ontario food producers, although maybe traipsing is a bit of an exaggeration considering we were on a coach bus and we stopped at three places. ;) The tour was organized by Farm and Food Care Ontario and was designed to (a) coincide with […]

Tags: cheese, farm, food, Manotick, Ottawa, produce, Roots and Shoots, St.Albert cheese, Watson's Mill

01 Jun, 2015

Habits, and the things we see when we take the time to look

Posted by: andrea tomkins In: Misc. life

This past week has been both slow and busy. SLOW, because I had a touch of food poisoning and found myself lying on the couch with stabbing pains in my gut, and BUSY because the time I had to take for myself threw a wrench into my entire week and later left me wondering what […]

Tags: habits, health

30 May, 2015

Weekend reading: May 30 edition

Posted by: andrea tomkins In: Weekend reading

Single Ladies DEVASTATION >> I’m sure all parents have been here. Also WTG dad! ;) #video http://t.co/q8tb7DbsTQ — andrea tomkins (@missfish) May 26, 2015 Dooce Talks Life After Mommy-Blogging, nymag.com ‘People don’t love Marineland anymore’: Ontario law leaves orca floating alone in Niagara Falls Can your diet shape your mental health?, theglobeandmail.com Indian Americans dominate […]

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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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