Blatherskite

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I am a Children’s Librarian living in the Portland, Oregon area. When I am not Children’s Librianing I like to play with cameras and film. I also like playing the ukulele, knitting, sketching, and hiking.

Month: April 2008

  • Photography Friday

    And now you know what a bad plant parent I am. I try, though. Really I do try.

  • 100 things to do before I go. 20-40

    And the list continues. Two weeks later! 20. Serve on the Caldecott Medal committee. 21. Write a Newberry Award winning book. 22. Learn to play piano. 23. Witness the Aurora Borealis. 24. Travel to Mt. Everest Base-camp. 25. Go on a Yoga or a Zen Meditation retreat in India. 26. Go to Tokyo. 27. Donate…

  • Crafty Monday: Talia

    Alright. I got really sick of knitting the Diamond Lace Shawl and, despite being so close to the end, I cast on a different project. This is Talia from the latest Knitty. After a false start, I do believe I am making good progress. The yarn I am using is Berrocco Ultra Alpaca, which I…

  • My week in bullets

    I’ve had kind of an interesting week. Here are the highlights: I went to my first massage therapy appointment on Monday. Admittedly, I was extremely nervous about it. I came very close to canceling it. But it turned out to be a good thing. I don’t know why I didn’t start sooner. I definitely need…

  • Photography Friday

    a bit of Ano Nuevo came home with me, originally uploaded by CraftyMoni. This week has been really busy for me. I wanted to continue my list of “100 things to do before I go” and I just have not had the time. So I will get to it next week. Here is close-up shot…