04 Mar, 2016
Posted by: andrea tomkins In: Fishbowl patrons|Giveaways and product reviews
Although the temperatures haven’t indicated that Spring is on its way, the sun sure has. The days are longer and brighter and all of this sunshine is making me happy. And also, a little squirrely. Suddenly I have the urge to reorganize the freezer, air out the pillows, and generally give everything A Good Deep […]
This is how I cut the grass: … at least within the confines of this one brick. :) It makes me happy, to watch things grow. Share the post “More green stuff in the garden” FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInE-mailReddit
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 […]
14 Apr, 2014
Posted by: andrea tomkins In: Home/reno|Oh! Things!|Yaktivism
We are a little bit compost crazy here at Casa Fishbowl. We have a city-issued green bin, a backyard composter (it’s big and black with two hinged flaps on top) as well as two big “cages” for leaf compost in the back corner of our lot. We’ve been using the big green bin all winter […]
Do you know what this is? Take a guess. Share the post “Deconstructing” FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInE-mailReddit
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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