We don’t do very much for Valentine’s Day. Mark and I buy ourselves some really good chocolates, we have a nice dinner (more on that later!), the kids make cards and exchange them at school, but that’s about it. This year I decided to start a new tradition: I’m donating blood. (My bloodtype is AB+ and apparently […]
03 Feb, 2009
Posted by: andrea tomkins In: Easy ways to make kids happy|File under crafty
Before I launch into the nitty gritty I should mention that the actual scroll idea was Sarah’s. She’s always doing this kind of thing. She’s very much into “drop everything and do art” philosophy, i.e. Suddenly (usually in the middle of my making dinner), she’ll announce that she’s going to make a toy, or an ice-fishing pond (which […]
02 Feb, 2009
Posted by: andrea tomkins In: Easy ways to make kids happy|File under crafty
I’ve seen this idea elsewhere but couldn’t find a template for a lollipop flower I really liked … so I made one.(Now that I look at it I’m not sure if it turned out very flower-like. It reminds me of a ballerina tutu. Oh well, the girls like it, so I do too!) Backstory: I gave up […]
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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