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 […]
When we first started camping we realized that if we didn’t book our campsite five months ahead of time we’d be totally SOL by the time summer holidays came around. Back in February we were browsing the Ontario Parks website for information about Achray, a campground on the East side of Algonquin Park which had been recommended to […]
23 Jul, 2007
Posted by: andrea tomkins In: Easy ways to make kids happy|travel talk
First, check this out: That’s just ONE of the critters we met while we were camping. Unrelated to the photo above: know that my poor ankles are absolutely coated with Benadryl. I keep the crinkled tube in sight at all times in case I suddenly need to reapply. I woke up at around three o’clock […]
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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