01 Sep, 2014
Posted by: andrea tomkins In: - Ottawa for kids|Easy ways to make kids happy|Ottawa|travel talk
I am preparing another issue of the Extra Helping to go out this week. Woot! If you live/shop/love the Westboro/West Wellie part of Ottawa and you like things that sparkle you will not want to miss this one. You can read more about the Extra Helping and sign up right here. – I have this […]
Every Ikea catalog cover since 1951: http://t.co/tUrb6aJxPt pic.twitter.com/aSCNCK0eEX — Gizmodo (@Gizmodo) August 29, 2014 Toronto’s Anti-Littering Campaign Gorgeously Shames Litterbugs, Huffingtonpost.ca (Update: the ads have been pulled.) Save the Fav, Twitter’s Digital Body Language, nytimes.com How Lego’s science set for girls is a hit, and a missed opportunity, globeandmail.com In our digital world, are young […]
29 Aug, 2014
Posted by: andrea tomkins In: Easy ways to make kids happy|Oh! Things!
When I was a teenager I wanted a tattoo of an ankh. It looks like a cross but it’s looped at the top, a symbol used in ancient Egypt to mean eternal life. (Here’s the Wikipedia entry about it if you’re not sure what I mean.) At one point I even tossed around the idea of having it branded into […]
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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