I want to love something as much as this dog loves leaves. ? pic.twitter.com/lUaZl6lR71 — Paw World ? (@itsapaworld) October 26, 2018 How I Discovered This Thing Called Music, nytimes.com How to be good at sales as an introvert, qz.com In Japan, the Kit Kat Isn’t Just a Chocolate. It’s an Obsession, nytimes.com A mysterious […]
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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 […]
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, […]
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- Claudette: The Globe article on the meal kit...it's interesting that no where does it mention that the convenience often, for many families, is directly related
- Amy: I always make the bed, partly because my mom was a stickler for it growing up and partly because I make it easy to do. I have to have the sheets tuck
- Donna: Thanks for this!! I am going to start this morning. One day at a time right.
- Natalie Robichaud: I always make my bed. It's a small to do checked off the list and I like getting into a bed that's made at night. What SAD light do you use?
- Jacquelyn: I've recently started vacuuming the kitchen and dining room floors every day. Previously, I would go weeks (!) between vacuumings. This was prompted
The Obligatory Blurb
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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