I’ve written about composting before but here I am again. I love it so much I just can’t stop. The idea that our old banana peels and coffee grounds makes this rich garden soil is so amazing (and so is the price tag: FREE). I use this compost to fill up all of our containers of […]
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01 Jun, 2014
How does your garden grow? One “before” photo, and another that’s still a “before” photo
Posted by: andrea tomkins In: Home/reno
I’ve written about my love/hate of backyard gardening before. For the most part, I don’t love gardening. I love it in May and June, when the garden centres open. I love to see progress, and things growing. I love harvesting things from the garden, whether it’s compost or the fruits of our labour. And I love […]
Yesterday I posted a few photos of things that are sprouting around here at Casa Fishbowl. Today I’m thinking a bit beyond that. I’m thinking ahead to the garden. It wasn’t until after I read The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin that I realized that I didn’t like gardening and that I had been fooling myself […]
03 Apr, 2012
The sound of a backyard hubbub, one that is a tiny bit restful
Posted by: andrea tomkins In: Multimedia experiments|Ottawa
This is what my backyard sounds like right now
23 Mar, 2012
Our big wooly egg
Posted by: andrea tomkins In: - Ottawa for kids|Easy ways to make kids happy|Publishing/writing/career stuff
Come see our avian piñata! Ha.
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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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