Colour of Outdoors by Mandy Ford

  • Old habits die hard

    The title is a reflection of what I consider the current state of the fishery to be. It doesn’t take much to see how devastating the blows have been on workers and harvesters alike with so many closures, but it is so… more ›

  • Reviving a Nation: Mi’Kmaq blog

    I can’t believe I forgot to blog about this! During the last semester of college my friend Carol Hopkins and I took on a special project to help preserve the Mi’Kmaq way of life, including oral histories, by way of a blog.… more ›

  • Overcast tour

    Some photos from around St. Lewis, Newfoundland and Labrador. Taken today, May 6, 2012. more ›

  • May 3: Rain

    I’m back! Yes, I’m at home in St. Lewis for a little while. Or at least I hope it’s a little while (no offense, family, but I need a job!) I just graduated from the Journalism program at CNA’s Stephenville… more ›

  • I should be studying.

    But instead I’m here delighting you with a poem I find magnificent. More consistent blogging after finals. Promise. These Hips  Some hips are made for bearing  children, built like stools  square and easy, right  for the passage of birth.  Others… more ›

  • Just around the bend

    One week. We have just one week of regular classes before exams start on April 18. Graduation is April 26. Labrador home-coming is April 27. I can hardly believe it. All those times I cursed at stories and research papers… more ›

  • Epilepsy awareness day

    Tomorrow is Epilepsy awareness day, or “Purple day.” Why do I care? As a child I had unpredictable seizures until it was found that fevers were what induced them. This scared my parents to no end. We had to pick… more ›

  • Trapped on the Labrador Barrens.

    I was thinking tonight, as I was trying desperately to fall asleep, about a skidoo trip that my Dad and I took when I was 14-15 years old. We took a three hour run to Red Bay, Labrador from St.… more ›

  • I do.

    The new ring I wear on my ‘ring finger’ thanks to Jillian Hinchey, Silversmith from Napanee, Ontario. With this ring, I thee wed. Congratulations, blog, you’ve got me forever. more ›

  • Uranium. Think about it.

    After hearing the news today that the Nunatsiavut Government has lifted its ban on Uranium mining operations in Labrador I was left with a sour taste in my mouth and a swish-swashing in my stomach that was not due to the… more ›