Today marks the SEVENTH birthday of this blog! I don’t know that I can pinpoint what I was feeling or thinking the day I started this blog in 2010, but I can pretty much guarantee […]
The writing and photography of Mandy Joy Poole
Category: Journal Entries
Everything That Lies Beneath (And Some Things Above)
Tonight I attended a presentation from the Newfoundland Labrador Archaeological Society & Labrador Institute on archaeological finds in Labrador; namely the artifacts donated by Carol Brice-Bennett upon her departure from the Labrador Institute. One of […]
Labrador Hygge
I just finished reading a book called The Little Book of Hygge: The Danish Way to Live Well by Meik Wiking. It became very clear to me that Hygge is something that many families I know practice without […]
March Hare
March is almost over and I’m realizing this is my one and only entry to sum up the month…how to do this? The most memorable thing from this month was my Mom’s visit. She […]
The Congratulations Project
Every January 1 millions of people make ‘resolutions’ for the upcoming months of the new year. Last year I had the idea that instead of making ‘resolutions’ we should make ‘congratulations.’ You see, a resolution […]
In my own words – places not yet travelled.
On Sunday mornings I allow myself to get excited about the world that I haven’t seen – which is much of it. I envision myself on passenger ships steaming into ports and writing in a […]
The things that I know.
It’s 12:36 on a Thursday night, but it’s okay because this is holiday time. It should be okay at any time; feelings are important. I’m here, tears in my eyes, thinking about my grandfather. As […]
the Color of Autumn
The feeling of Autumn is very much in the air. This weekend was a really relaxing one for a change. Grace and I took a walk through the woods where I gathered these different colored […]
bare bones.
If I don’t see you in the end goal, helping me grow, teaching me something, you cannot stay. My heart wants everything and very little. We had that kind of closeness that was so unreserved, so […]
about being gentle
there is something undeniably powerful about being gentle. as if the world expects and prepares for your harshness and you throw light at the darkness instead. being strong is sexy, but being humble is gold. M.
Grace turns six
In October 2014 I adopted a pure-bred Labrador Retriever from the SPCA here in Goose Bay, her name is Grace (also known as Gracie and G-dawg). Since that day her and I have become very […]
An Ending.
“Who are you when no one’s watching?” That’s a question I ask myself quite regularly. Usually whenever I catch myself doing something out of the ordinary. I ask myself why I did it, or why […]
An open letter to the Minister of Environment for Newfoundland Labrador
Dear Minister Trimper, and all concerned parties; I am writing in regards to the proposed site for the collective garbage disposal for Labrador’s south coast. While the idea of a mass site with adequate storage […]
Letting Letty Go
dreaming awake stumbling if I gave you the deed to your life, would you [ab]use it? all of this effort – all of this time you were deceived when red meant go counting all your […]
Solo Artist.
Since the writing of my last few posts my iMac’s hard drive has failed and I’ve lost 11 years worth of my photography. For the time being, the only photos I have are the ones […]
In response to the closure of 54 libraries
Libraries are worlds where ideas are born. Today the Newfoundland Labrador government, in an attempt to save money, announced the upcoming closure of over HALF of this provinces libraries. Fifty-four (54!) libraries will close. The library […]
