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23 Jan, 2016

Weekend reading: the January 23 edition

Posted by: andrea tomkins In: Weekend reading

‘They take over your life and then, one day, they walk off with it’: life before and after children https://t.co/VPwJye0xPx — The Guardian (@guardian) January 23, 2016 20+ Adorable Pics To Celebrate Squirrel Appreciation Day, boredpanda.com The strange life of Q-tips, the most bizarre thing people buy, washingtonpost.com What really happened at Target Canada: The […]

16 Jan, 2016

Weekend reading: January 16 edition

Posted by: andrea tomkins In: Weekend reading

The emotional manipulations of Making a Murderer: https://t.co/dKEQKGJAcG pic.twitter.com/k02A0SIIGw — Slate (@Slate) January 15, 2016 Fitness At 50: Minding The Middle, huffingtonpost.ca Texas Mother Teaches Textbook Company a Lesson on Accuracy, nytimes.com Science Says You Should Quit Your Demanding, High-Paying Job, fastcoexist.com All Hollowed Out, The lonely poverty of America’s white working class, theatlantic.com How […]

09 Jan, 2016

Weekend reading: January 9 edition

Posted by: andrea tomkins In: Weekend reading

Snowy owl’s flight over icy Montreal captured by traffic camera https://t.co/ChNo7mA9jE pic.twitter.com/c8c2jGmKen — The Globe and Mail (@globeandmail) January 7, 2016 The top reasons people fail with money, theglobeandmail.com Guns and poses: Obama weeps, the NRA reload, cbc.ca How Being Cold Burns Calories, theatlantic.com The nine stages of Canadian cold, macleans.ca How U.S. gun ownership […]


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  • sam: Great article. This is very insightful. Thanks for sharing
  • Renee: I just saw one yesterday on a small patch of grassy land near the Mann Ave 417 exit near Lees Station, Ottawa, ON. I had no idea they came in black!

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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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