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23 Oct, 2012

Chicken, meet head

Posted by: andrea tomkins In: Home/reno

Mark and I are spending the day packing, and generally freaking out about all the things we need to do before we move back into our house TOMORROW. Tomorrow, just for kicks (and much to Mark’s dismay I’m sure), I will be liveblogging the big day uploading pics to my Flickr set every hour on […]

14 Oct, 2012

Reno post #44: M-day is nigh

Posted by: andrea tomkins In: Home/reno

We’ve run out of time to paint our basement floor. Our apartment still isn’t rented and the MERE THOUGHT of carrying our rent after we’ve moved into the new house is giving me heartburn and regular panic attacks. (See/share/email the listing here. Gah.) Our move-in day is October 24th and there is a mile-long list […]

We are having a lovely and quiet Thanksgiving today. YESTERDAY, however, was a hectic and desperate mess of couch* shopping. We went to: Sofa World (which was quite promising actually – do check it out if you are looking) Suede Interiors Blueprint Polanco Luxe The Modern Shop Elevenfiftyfour Mikaza (both locations, egads) Alteriors Not to […]


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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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