Pitching paper towels: part one

When I was a kid we always had a decorative napkin holder on the kitchen table. It was there when we ate, and even when we weren't. There was always a tidy pile of clean white paper napkins waiting inside the napkin holder. Everyone got one at every meal - tucked under the cutlery of course - … Continue reading →

This lil’ mamma is right outside our window!

Now I'm trying to think of a way we can rig up a nest cam! Updated April 23 at 5:00 p.m. to add THIS: Updated April 24 at 3:00 p.m. to add THIS: This just keeps getting better and better. This photo was taken April 25 at noon: And this one was taken April 26 at … Continue reading →

A waterless car wash? Yes, it can be done!

Awhile back I received an email from Canadian Tire about the goclean waterless car wash, asking me if I wanted to try out a sample. I am often on the lookout for useful/new/cool things for my editor's faves column in Capital Parent Newspaper, and this seemed like a good candidate. (I'd also seen … Continue reading →

Getting ready for a new season of composting

We are a little bit compost crazy here at Casa Fishbowl. We have a city-issued green bin, a backyard composter (it's big and black with two hinged flaps on top) as well as two big "cages" for leaf compost in the back corner of our lot. We've been using the big green bin all winter for all of … Continue reading →

Me, and a very hairy guy

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a peek inside the fishbowl

. . . where content is king, er, queen

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Pitching paper towels: part one

This lil’ mamma is right outside our window!

A waterless car wash? Yes, it can be done!

Getting ready for a new season of composting

Me, and a very hairy guy