14 Aug, 2009
Posted by: andrea tomkins In: Easy ways to make kids happy|Photography|travel talk
I went to two summer camps. One was called Camp Bellaleo. I spent a few weeks there during the summer before fifth grade. The second camp was a Czech-language camp in the heart of Scarborough (I know, I wouldn’t believe there’s a camp there either) which I attended in my early teens and later stayed […]
21 Jul, 2009
Posted by: andrea tomkins In: Photography|travel talk
The man from the park office probably thought we were doomed. He certainly recognized us as beginners. I struggled to hoist the canoe down from the top rack and he kindly jumped in to intercept it before it tipped over and landed on my foot. Mark was quietly worried that we hadn’t told anyone where we were […]
20 Jul, 2009
Posted by: andrea tomkins In: Photography|travel talk
One of the things I like to think we did right as parents was to raise a couple of girls who aren’t afraid of picking up toads, frogs, bugs, and other creatures of the woods. I have Mark to thank for that. He’s not afraid. I’ll touch any of the aforementioned but I’m certainly not […]
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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