a peek inside the fishbowl

Movies on the Beach is one of the most fun things to do during the summer in Ottawa. It’s hosted by Majic 100 (who have renamed it Friday Night Flicks by the way) and it’s free! We’ve been to the one at Westboro Beach a few times, so if you’re planning on going, here’s what […]

We have a winner and this giveaway is closed. Thanks for your entries everyone. I hope to see you there! Great River Media, which owns Capital Parent and the Kitchissippi Times, also owns one of my favourite local reads, Ottawa at Home. (The lovely Mary Taggart is the editor, and she was just profiled in the […]

A delicious and delightful giveaway from the National Arts Centre.

I am so glad my daughters aren’t the kind of girls who are afraid to do this: I have to thank my husband for introducing them to these interesting little creatures. I truly believe that kids who spend time outdoors and observing nature (like pond life and frogs) become a little closer to nature, and […]

Did you know that the Carp Fair is celebrating its sesquicentennial this year? How many smiling faces, candy apples, tractor pulls, and giant pumpkins do you think there may have been during the past 150 years? I can’t even begin to figure it out. But I will say this, we couldn’t have chosen a nicer day […]