Do you want to raise charitable children? Here’s one thing you can do right now.

Clean out their closets. I've given this a lot of thought, and although there are many things we can do to raise charitable children (most notably, by demonstrating acts of charity) I think the simple act of cleaning out a closet is one of the easiest ways to show our kids what it means to be … Continue reading →

The gift of We Day

The other day someone mentioned that the Fishbowl was becoming a little too political. It’s not changing. I’m still writing and thinking about the same stuff – kids, recipes, activities around Ottawa, gadgets and gear for families – but all this stuff just happened at the same time: … Continue reading →

Can you live below the line?

I am fretting because I'm not sure if I have enough food to get me through next week. I've never been truly poor. I was an only child raised in a suburb in a middle-class family. My mother stayed at home. My father owned a store and had a couple of employees. We had two cars, green grass, a dog, … Continue reading →

Preeeeeezenting….

If you are the kind of person who'd enjoy an opportunity to chat with writers about their ideas and inspirations in a small, friendly setting you might be interested in The Writer’s Room, an intimate evening of story, song, food and wine to benefit the Ottawa School of Speech and Drama's … Continue reading →

Kindness, part two

Part one is here. Thank you for your feedback! I've been thinking a lot about kindness and compassion lately, especially given the upheaval my family has been going through lately. This week being Kindness Week, there have been a lot of great ideas and posts floating around about this topic. For … Continue reading →

a peek inside the fishbowl

. . . where content is king, er, queen

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Do you want to raise charitable children? Here’s one thing you can do right now.

The gift of We Day

Can you live below the line?

Preeeeeezenting….

Kindness, part two