14 Dec, 2017
Posted by: andrea tomkins In: Oh! Things!|Ottawa
I am feeling merry. Mark and I picked up our Christmas tree at the Royal Ottawa Hospital last night. Woot! Did you know that this year is the 30th annual Christmas tree sale at ROH? I had no idea, but I DO know that proceeds from the sale of trees go to programs at the ROH. […]
05 Dec, 2017
Posted by: andrea tomkins In: Giveaways and product reviews|Oh! Things!|Ottawa|Recipes and Food
In this mini-series about gifts for people who have everything I’ve written about mittens, giftie things that make the world a better place from Me to We, and air plants. Today, I am putting forth an idea that I KNOW everyone would like but wouldn’t immediately consider to be a Christmas gift: dinner. I tell ya. If someone […]
I sent a second care package to our university student earlier this week. (Here’s the first one, in case you’re curious.) This care package contained: a container of homemade fudge, made with love by my mother-in-law Smarties (because she’s SMART. Do you think she’ll get the joke?) knee high socks from Mrs. Tiggy Winkle’s (I’m […]
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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