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15 Mar, 2012

Cheep, er, CHEAP fun in Ottawa

Posted by: andrea tomkins In: - Ottawa for kids|Easy ways to make kids happy|Multimedia experiments

CBC radio aired a sweet little piece about one of my family’s favourite activities here in Ottawa. Can you guess what it is? (You can listen to the segment here until it disappears in their archives.)

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Tags: activities, CBC, family, fun, kids, Ottawa, outdoors

14 Mar, 2012

Who makes the best hot chocolate in Westboro?

Posted by: andrea tomkins In: - Westboro

The answer to this burning question will be revealed to Extra Helping subscribers in the next issue, so sign up and don’t miss this one! Edited to add: this issue of the Extra Helping went out yesterday! The content in the Extra Helping is not published anywhere else. So if you are interested in reading about […]

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13 Mar, 2012

Spring appears in the backyard

Posted by: andrea tomkins In: Ottawa

This must mean Spring is on its way

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Tags: birdwatching, outdoors

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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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