Mark and I spent six hours moving about 3 yards of soil on Sunday. That’s a lot of dirt. How much? Let me put it this way. Google tells me there are 27 cubic feet in a cubic yard, and a cubic foot of top soil weighs in the neighborhood of 75 – 100 pounds. […]
I love this time of year. I’ve been gardening outside … well, not really gardening, just raking and puttering and breaking up big sticks into little sticks (which I find immensely therapeutic) to cover a non-grassy area in the back of the backyard.We’ve been busy around here, and as a family we’ve had very little time […]
22 Apr, 2008
Posted by: andrea tomkins In: Easy ways to make kids happy|Misc. life|Yaktivism
It’s Earth Day! What are you doing to celebrate? – I am going to drink my coffee on the front steps, and stop to admire the flowers that are coming up – and then do some yard work – after school, the girls and I are going to pick up some garbage outside the house […]
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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