Colour of Outdoors by Mandy Ford

  • illaget

    On June 28, 2025, Jeffrey and I got married. We were joined by his parents and two brothers, my mother and father, and friends Monica/Keith and Aimee. We were married at the Happy Valley Moravian Church, a space that was… more ›

  • 15: Never Regular

    It dawned on me at 9:30 p.m. that today was my blog’s 15 year anniversary. I knew there was something special about today, and it hit me just as I was about to go join Jeff and watch the Oilers… more ›

  • Long Spring

    It’s the last day of May. I anticipate June to be quite a busy month, both personally and professionally. June means it’s my blogs 15th Anniversary. HOLY. I’ll have to figure out something cool to do to celebrate. I’ll let… more ›

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  • time and the sun

    It’s Sunday, and it is quite a sun(ny) day. Later on I’m planning to take Stormy and my favorite company on a little off-roady adventure. The snow in Goose Bay has all but disappeared. I went to Ottawa for 5… more ›

  • shifting

    I’m again backdating this, but only to yesterday. My March post did not arrive on time because we’ve had a hell of a month dealing with unexpected disturbances to our household. We’ve shifted. Moved. We’re now living elsewhere in Goose… more ›

  • a place of possibilities

    February was a whirlwind month, and March is even worst (I am backdating this lol). I took another trip to St. John’s, this time for an event at the Rooms provincial museum. It was here that I got to preview… more ›

  • januar 2025

    (nope, not a typo, it’s Inuttitut!) I am learning and using the language at times where I feel comfortable to do so. Here’s my update for the first month of 2025: Easy peasy lemon squeezy?M. more ›

  • A Labrador Christmas in 10 Easy Steps

    Step one: locate your warmest mitts n’ boots, not the fancy ones you wears to church, or the mitts that your nan made you with her only ball of hot pink yarn. Turpentine is unforgiving. Step two: get the skidoo ready.… more ›

  • Gone to the dogs

    Not a lot to report on for November, it has been a relatively slow month (although the month is not over yet – should I have said that?) This month held Kane’s 4th birthday, Jeff’s 32nd birthday, and Dads 73rd… more ›