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Mother of two imps and wife of one. Writer, photographer, pro blogger, adventure-seeker, Ottawaholic, social media evangelist and lover of STUFF. Also known as @missfish on Twitter.
One of the things that bugs me the most is food waste. We’re a pretty normal family of four. We cook at home a […]
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January 15th, 2013
Andrea Tomkins
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I promise to complete the sewing project I started writing out here and here very soon. The delay is due to the fact that […]
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December 4th, 2012
Andrea Tomkins
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Progress! (Vintage steam trunk bench part two)In my last Used post I introduced a special project that I was planning. You can read about it here and check out the […]
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November 20th, 2012
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We are at the tail end of a giant six-month renovation of our home. We moved in a few weeks ago and still ticking […]
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November 6th, 2012
Andrea Tomkins
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One of my fave vintage finds…… are old aprons. I don’t know why. Most of the ones I find are downright awful. Many are terribly tacky, but once in […]
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October 23rd, 2012
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We’ve always been a rather crafty family. Kids and crafts go together like peanut butter and jam. There is a lot to love about […]
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October 9th, 2012
Andrea Tomkins
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“’Now is the time to try something new.’” (Subtitle: decorating with fortune cookie fortunes)My last Used post was about decorating with vintage maps. Today I wanted to talk about fortune cookies. I find it very difficult to […]
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September 25th, 2012
Andrea Tomkins
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As some of you know, I’ve been in renovation mode for the better part of a year now (er, possibly more). Honestly, it is […]
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September 11th, 2012
Andrea Tomkins
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It’s that time of year again! This is an expensive time of year for many families with kids in school. Here are a few […]
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August 28th, 2012
Andrea Tomkins
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Bored of board games? Not me.I’ve written about my love of board games before; my collection of board game pieces as well as a vintage game I once found on […]
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August 14th, 2012
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