15 Feb, 2008
Posted by: andrea tomkins In: Easy ways to make kids happy|File under crafty
ETA: Looks like HP took the link down. Sorry folks. Mail is good, especially for kids. Not only is it exciting to receive mail, but it also encourages a host of things we want to encourage in little kids who are learning to read/write and express themselves verbally. [Speaking of which, click on the letter […]
22 Dec, 2007
Posted by: andrea tomkins In: - Ottawa for kids|Easy ways to make kids happy|File under crafty|Misc. life|Photography
When I planned the activities for our family advent calendar I forgot how busy we tend to get in the leadup to Christmas. We’ve had to postpone a couple of items. The gift-making for our resident birds and squirrels was supposed to happen on the 20th. We didn’t finish until today, two days later. We hung […]
Can we give a collective hooray for the snow? Ottawa got 35 cm. The girls are thrilled. I, on the other hand, nearly had a heart attack trying to clear the mound of packed snow at the end of our driveway. And Mark had even done most of it already. After that, I trudged to the gym. […]
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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