10 Dec, 2008
Posted by: andrea tomkins In: Easy ways to make kids happy
The actual advent activity for the ninth was to go and buy a gift for Toy Mountain but we got snowed in and had to postpone. The girls finally finished their letters to Santa and we worked on our Christmas cards some more too. After dinner we settled down to watch an episode of Nature that […]
10 Dec, 2008
Posted by: andrea tomkins In: Misc. life|parenting
It’s Christmas! And Christmas means company. And company means that we have to get our homes in tip top shape, right? (Work with me here!) I have a thing about chemical air fresheners, as in, I kind of hate them. In fact, we have very very few artificial-smelling products here at casa Fishbowl. “Clean” does […]
Which is better for the environment? A live tree or an artificial one? According to this article, it’s better to get a live one. I remember my parents (for a couple years anyway) buying a tree in a pot and planting it in the Spring. I always liked that idea.
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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