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27 Jul, 2014

Like all holidays, they must come to an end

By andrea tomkins in Easy ways to make kids happy,Misc. life

We’ve just returned from our annual camping trip. I’m sitting here with a coffee at hand, slowly gathering my thoughts and notes and photos. In the meantime I will say (a) the weather was fine (b) the bugs were bad (c) I’m ready to take it up a notch. More coming soon.

Tags: camping, holidays, summer

26 Jul, 2014

Weekend reading: July 26 edition

By andrea tomkins in Weekend reading

Is there a place for Google Glass in hospitals? http://t.co/ujMJ24skd9 pic.twitter.com/2NJm7ZMttE

— The Atlantic (@TheAtlantic) July 22, 2014

Vegetarian or flexitarian: How much meat do you really want to give up?, cbc.ca
Absurd Creature of the Week: Satanic Leaf-Tailed Gecko Wears the World’s Most Unbelievable Camo, wired.com
Screen addict parents accused of hypocrisy by their children, telegraph.co.uk
How much independence should children have?, independent.co.uk

23 Jul, 2014

Time for a little bit of this

By andrea tomkins in Moments of bliss

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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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