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30 Mar, 2008

Reader request

Posted by: andrea tomkins In: Misc. life|Uncategorized

Would you like to be part of blog set up by a mother/Phd student? This blog will be a members-only, time-limited site, used as the research project for a thesis at the Faculty of Social Work at Wilfrid Laurier University. The author would like to understand how mothers deal with identity issues.If you’re interested in joining […]

11 Sep, 2005

I’m alive, aliiiiiiiiive!

Posted by: andrea In: Uncategorized

Egads people. You have no idea what technical hell I have been through: the sleeplessness, the nightsweats, the panic, the manuals, the research, the emails to tech support, the number of exclamation points!!!! But my Movable Type works now. It wasn’t before, and now it is. That’s what’s important. I’m thinking of moving to Word […]

13 Aug, 2005

Saturday paper

Posted by: andrea In: Uncategorized

Hey – a piece I wrote about our recent camping experience is in today’s Ottawa Citizen. (Online for subscribers here.) It’s a list of things you should bring to make your life easier. Suffice it to say my list includes beer and coffee. :)

28 Oct, 2004

The party that wasn’t a party

Posted by: andrea In: Uncategorized

Last Saturday we went to a family Halloween “party” at a local community centre. It was sheer pandemonium. We don’t always go to these kind of events, but I tell myself that we should “do it for the girls” because they’ll probably enjoy themselves. Problem: mummy gets grumpy and out of sorts when there is […]

25 Oct, 2004

A few photos

Posted by: andrea In: Uncategorized

I forgot to mention: this is what we did on Saturday. Hint: scroll sideways to see all the pics.


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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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