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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.
Giving charitablyI’m taking a wee break from my collection posts because I wanted to write about something that’s more important this week. A few years […]
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December 13th, 2011
Andrea Tomkins
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Unlike many of my other collections, this particular one is a family effort, and happily, it’s one that my kids can actually touch for […]
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December 6th, 2011
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This particular collection began around the same time I was making Artist Trading Cards. It fed into my love for odd found objects (like […]
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November 29th, 2011
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Over the past few months I’ve been doing a bit of a show and tell around my different collections. This one is a bit […]
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November 22nd, 2011
Andrea Tomkins
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What is it with kids and rocks? Why does every kid have a burgeoning rock collection in their pockets? I cannot tell you how many […]
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November 15th, 2011
Andrea Tomkins
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This goes back awhile, but it’s one of my favourite and most extensive collections. I used to make and collect pocket art, Artist Trading […]
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November 8th, 2011
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There’s something about old toys that really gets to me, especially toys I loved as a kid. They are infinitely charming and eternally fun… […]
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November 1st, 2011
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I think the first key in my collection might have been one that belonged to my grandmother; tarnished brass with a rounded top and […]
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October 25th, 2011
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A peek inside my collections: starting with the Old MaidOne of my favourite blogs for awhile was A Collection A Day. The author, an artist and illustrator named Lisa Congdon, documented a piece […]
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October 18th, 2011
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Back in September our eldest daughter surprised us when she announced that she was interested in learning how to play the trumpet. I have […]
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October 11th, 2011
Andrea Tomkins
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