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23 Mar, 2019

Weekend reading: March 23 edition

Posted by: andrea tomkins In: Weekend reading

Oooh, this is a good one >> Chloë Sevigny’s Most Prized (and Unlikely) Possession – The New York Times https://t.co/yd89OudNNi — andrea tomkins (@missfish) March 19, 2019 Print Magazines Dead? Bite Your Tongue, linkedin.com As Ottawa helps the news industry, latest research suggests journalists’ loyalties are tough to buy, j-source.ca Crufts uncovered: ‘Dog people look […]

18 Mar, 2019

We got mail!

Posted by: andrea tomkins In: Oh! Things!|Ottawa

So this arrived today… … our member cards to the National Gallery of Canada! We had a membership many moons ago and decided to renew it this year during a recent visit to see Anthropocene. (Which was amazing, by the way.) The family membership is $105, and will definitely pay for itself within the next […]

16 Mar, 2019

Weekend reading: March 16 edition

Posted by: andrea tomkins In: Weekend reading

I totally needed this today. (TW: for mild prancing. May be fatal for viewers.) https://t.co/156QlVIsOb — andrea tomkins (@missfish) March 15, 2019 Celebrating St. Patrick’s Day in Westboro Village, westborovillage.com Doug Ford’s government is a government of grifters: Robyn Urback, cbc.ca Opposition is a caricature, and Scheer is a humid performer, cbc.ca Our fast fashion […]


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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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