14 Dec, 2012
Family Advent Day 12 – Butter Beer and Harry Potter
Posted by: andrea tomkins In: Easy ways to make kids happy|Recipes and Food
Harry Potter fans rejoice! We discovered a great little recipe for Butter Beer!
Posts Tagged ‘advent’
13 Dec, 2012
Family Advent days 10 and 11
Posted by: andrea tomkins In: Easy ways to make kids happy
Even the best of plans can be waylaid by Life. Which is exactly why, when I write Family Advent “how to” posts I advocate stuffing the envelopes the night before. That way you can easily make last minute changes or switches and save yourself some grief. Last-minute stuffing is especially useful if you’re one of […]
10 Dec, 2012
Family Advent Days 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
Posted by: andrea tomkins In: Easy ways to make kids happy
I secretly fear that one day I’m going to be asked to appear on a witness stand and a lawyer is going to ask me what I was doing the night of the 16th and I’m going to have to say: “I can’t even remember what I had for dinner last week. How can I […]
04 Dec, 2012
Family Advent Days 1-3 (and a wee giveaway)
Posted by: andrea tomkins In: Easy ways to make kids happy|Giveaways and product reviews
Surely one of the most welcome gifts this time of year is a gift card to a grocery store. Just yesterday I was picking up groceries at Sobeys and I could practically FEEL my wallet breathing a sigh of relief as I handed one over. That’s why I’m pleased to tell you about a new […]
27 Nov, 2012
The 2012 edition of the Fishbowl Family Advent Calendar
Posted by: andrea tomkins In: Easy ways to make kids happy
a.k.a. 25 days of Christmas Here we are again! Fa la la la laaaaa! I can’t believe it either. Is it really almost December? Allow me to summarize this annual activity for newbies that may be reading along. Once upon a time, instead of buying chocolate advent calendars for our young daughters I decided it would […]
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My name is Andrea and I live in the Westboro area of Ottawa with my husband Mark and our dog Piper who is kind of a big deal on Instagram. We also have two human offspring: Emma (24) and Sarah (22). During the day I work as a writer at the Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre. 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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