It’s been about 50 years of this for Caroll Spinney! The puppeteer played Big Bird on “Sesame Street” is retiring. See our 2014 story: beneath the feathers, on the man who was #BigBird https://t.co/K08JIZkn41 pic.twitter.com/DQN4tR7o1f — Melissa Tait (@meltait) October 18, 2018 All the men who never assaulted me, vox.com Cursed: witches are planning a […]
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I would *really really* like to know who’s behind this sign. #ottawa #ottWestboro #westborovillage pic.twitter.com/jc8MSXY3HM — andrea tomkins (@missfish) October 4, 2018 Don’t Mess With the Jiu-jitsu Suffragettes, messynessychic.com The Way We Look Now, According to Mary Beard, nytimes.com The Cruelty Is the Point, theatlantic.com The Angry White Male Caucus, nytimes.com I Know Brett Kavanaugh, […]
?? ?? ?? @UnitedWayOttawa is working with the @redcrosscanada and other partners to address immediate and long-term needs after the #OttStorm. Read more and give right here: https://t.co/0Cvb0oppEd pic.twitter.com/fKUSIU3VUF — andrea tomkins (@missfish) September 27, 2018 The rape culture of the 1980s, explained by Sixteen Candles, vox.com The Existential Void of the Pop-Up ‘Experience’, nytimes.com […]
i noticed there was a blank wall at mcdonald’s so i decided to make this fake poster of me and my friend. It’s now been 51 days since i hung it up. pic.twitter.com/5OTf5aR4vm — J?VH M (@Jevholution) September 3, 2018 Why Kids Want Things, theatlantic.com See the final phase of the Flight 93 National Memorial, […]
Sex and the smartphone: Can we talk about what your teenager is up to? https://t.co/YSMMWlatQA pic.twitter.com/g0ysvwtNor — The Globe and Mail (@globeandmail) September 1, 2018 Logged off: meet the teens who refuse to use social media, theguardian.com Gillian Anderson’s New Fashion Line is For Power Bitches Only, intomore.com First-year university is hard – and that’s […]
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- Natalie Robichaud: Glad you made it to my neck of the woods Andrea :) you picked one of our best restaurants and definitely the best patio in town. I'm happy you had a g
- a peek inside the fishbowl » Blog Archive Bike ride to Aylmer: easy path, scenic views, stellar fries (and beer!) - a peek inside the fishbowl: […] of you might remember a bike ride we undertook last summer. Frankly, I amazed myself. We biked to Stittsville and back to Westboro and LIVED
- a peek inside the fishbowl » Blog Archive Bike ride to Alymer: easy path, scenic views, stellar fries (and beer!) - a peek inside the fishbowl: […] of you might remember a bike ride we undertook last summer. Frankly, I amazed myself. We biked to Stittsville and back to Westboro and LIVED
- eric: Paddington....definitely would get a Paddington bear.
- andrea tomkins: We have a winner! Commenter #54! It's Kristen. Yay Kristen! Please check your email for additional details. Kristen wrote: "Yup, pretty much e
- andrea tomkins: Thanks for your entries! This giveaway is officially closed. I'll be posting the name of the winner here and contacting him/her by email. Check your i
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My name is Andrea and I live in the Westboro area of Ottawa with my husband Mark. We have two daughters: Emma (19) and Sarah (17). I am the managing editor of our community newspaper, the Kitchissippi Times. I am a longtime Ottawa blogger, and I've occupied this little corner of the WWW since 1999... which makes me either a total dinosaur or a veteran, I'm not sure which! The Fishbowl is my whiteboard, water cooler, and journal, all rolled into one. I'm passionate about healthy living, arts and culture, family travel, great gear, good food, and sharing the best of Ottawa for families. I also love vegetables, photography, gadgets, and great design.
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