22 Dec, 2014
Posted by: andrea tomkins In: Easy ways to make kids happy|Recipes and Food
I’m not a cookie baker. I’m a cookie EATER, but I’m not a cookie baker. So it goes without saying that every Christmas I feel like a failure in the cookie department. I just can’t motivate myself to mix together butter and sugar and crank out something that looks and tastes amazing. (Honestly, I prefer […]
21 Dec, 2014
Posted by: andrea tomkins In: Easy ways to make kids happy|parenting
This is where my brain has been these past couple of weeks: This is where my brain has been as I walked and up down Westboro and West Wellington/Hintonburg (two of my favourite shopping districts in Ottawa!), and this is where my brain was as I spent untold minutes idling in abysmal Merivale Road traffic yesterday. […]
“Some days are good… and some days you just feel like the only dog at a llama orgy.” pic.twitter.com/R8LNKyD0am — David Jennette (@DaveJ_Photoman) December 18, 2014 When Elite Parents Dominate Volunteers, Children Lose, nytimes.com Why North Korea fears The Interview, bbc.com You Won’t Be Able to Stop Listening to This Mashup of 2014’s Best Pop […]
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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