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22 Apr, 2014

Thinking about cars on Earth Day

Posted by: andrea tomkins In: Yaktivism

The other night we watched a really interesting episode of Cosmos. (Have you watched this show? I just realized you can catch it online here.) It was episode seven, which was about a fellow named Clair Patterson, who took on the task of figuring out the age of the earth. During this process he had to invent the ultra “clean […]

15 Apr, 2014

A waterless car wash? Yes, it can be done!

Posted by: andrea tomkins In: Oh! Things!

Awhile back I received an email from Canadian Tire about the goclean waterless car wash, asking me if I wanted to try out a sample. I am often on the lookout for useful/new/cool things for my editor’s faves column in Capital Parent Newspaper, and this seemed like a good candidate. (I’d also seen goclean on […]

13 Aug, 2012

Welcoming a new patron: Insurance Hunter

Posted by: andrea tomkins In: Fishbowl patrons

I am not going to write about insurance today. I want to write about road safety and give you some important information that was shared with me. But first, let me to tell you a story.

10 Aug, 2012

Stepping out with the Ford Escape

Posted by: andrea tomkins In: Misc. life

Yesterday I was invited to attend a very special social media event hosted by Ford Canada. It was ultimately to learn about the new Ford Escape. I was happy to attend. The agenda was one of the most creative I’ve seen for a this kind of brand-focused event, smartly designed to avoid being all about […]


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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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