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Life in Ottawa

On househunting (part one of many)

13 August 2010 Life in Ottawa

Those of you who follow me on twitter have already been privy to the angst, but I think I’ve exceeded the satisfaction that 140 characters worth of hand-wringing can afford me. So, we’ve officially started looking for a new home. Okay, I’ve officially started looking for a new home. Beloved watches the endeavour in the [...]

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Ottawa’s Hidden Treasures: Andrew Haydon Park

6 August 2010 Ottawa Family Fun

I‘ve spent so much time this summer blogging about other places that I’ve completely forgotten one of my favourite bloggy activities: telling you about the fantastic family hangouts we’ve discovered here in Ottawa for summertime fun. If you are looking for a fabulous free activity on a hot summer day in Ottawa, you should definitely [...]

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Blog Out Loud Ottawa rocks the house in 2010

8 July 2010 How I love the Interwebs

Last night was the second annual edition of Ottawa’s premiere (and only!) showcase for local blogger talent, Blog Out Loud Ottawa. This year’s BOLO was a smash hit — you only need to skim the twitter feed to see how energized and excited and plain old happy everybody seems to be after last night’s event. [...]

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Ottawa Rocks!

24 June 2010 How I love the Interwebs

Did the earth move for you, too, baby? That was pretty cool, eh? I’ve been through one other minor earthquake that I remember, when I was a kid, but the one yesterday centred just north of Ottawa was much stronger. It was the first quake during which I was aware at the time what was [...]

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Weekend family fun – the Simply Raw Festival

18 June 2010 Ottawa Family Fun

You know how some friends are more like sisters than friends? My friend Candice is like that. She’s been with me for the worst of times (she was the person I called when we got our infertility diagnosis) and the best of times (she was in the room when Tristan was born.) Candice is also [...]

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On censorship and potty talk

15 June 2010 Life in Ottawa

How can you not roll your eyes at this story? Apparently, Ottawa author Kevin Bolger, who wrote a kids’ book with the snicker-worthy title of Sir Fartsalot Hunts the Booger, was stopped a few minutes into his reading at an Ottawa elementary school yesterday and pulled aside by the principal, who then canceled the rest [...]

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Blog Out Loud Ottawa – the 2010 edition!

15 June 2010 How I love the Interwebs

It’s coming! Just three weeks remain until BOLO 2010, Ottawa’s most fun bloggy meet-up. What is BOLO? In the words of BOLO’s irrepressible and endlessly creative founder, Lynn of Turtlehead, “Blog Out Loud is an Ottawa-based get-together for bloggers, lurkers, and anyone who likes to hear good writing.” And starting today, Lynn is teasing us [...]

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Calypso Water Park one-word review: Wheeeeeeeeeeee!

12 June 2010 Ottawa Family Fun

How do you earn yourself a million ‘cool parent’ points? Pull your kids from school on a Friday in mid-June, thumb your nose at the deteriorating weather forecast and predicted highs of a measly 22C, and head out with friends for a day at Calypso, Ottawa’s brand new waterslide park!! After a half-hour wait at [...]

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A new Flickr group for Ottawa photographers and dilettantes like me!

7 May 2010 How I love the Interwebs

While I’ve been on Flickr for more than five years, it was only in the last year or two that I really started participating in the social side of the medium, posting my photos to groups and participating in group discussions. I’ve learned so much about photography, but I like to think I’ve also learned [...]

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Calypso Water Park winners!

26 April 2010 Ottawa's hidden treasures

Wow, it looks like a lot of people are as excited about the new Ottawa water park as I am! Thanks to all of you who entered, and for your comments on the sneak peek pictures. It looks like so much fun, doesn’t it? Congratulations to day pass winners Holly Stardom and Kathleen Priestman. Yay! [...]

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