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25 Dec, 2012

Christmas Day 2012 – one hour at a time

Posted by: andrea tomkins In: Misc. life

8:00 a.m. – Peeking at the cinnamon buns 9:00 a.m – Breakfast is over! 10:00 a.m. – Fave gifts 11:00 a.m. – Lunch prep (here’s the recipe – and here are the results) 12:00 noon – Dish duty 1:00 p.m. – Rinsing the bird. Ew. 2:00 p.m. – Glass cake! 3:00 p.m. – Ironing 4:00 […]

24 Dec, 2012

Of course I mean this in the nicest way possible

Posted by: andrea tomkins In: Misc. life

Merry Christmas Fishies! xox, andrea

06 Nov, 2012

Leafing around

Posted by: andrea tomkins In: Misc. life|travel talk

Ah, fall. You are hot chocolate and warm hats. You are cozy covers and heavy sweaters. You are road trips and leaves – lots of leaves – enough to send someone home with arms that barely function and muscles that scream for mercy. This was my view of you last year.

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  • Bernie: I freeze ball sizes of bread dough for beavertails each winter season.Easy to thaw, roll out and fry. Best winter treat!
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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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