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: October 2012

  • Wayback Wednesday: A Halloween Story*

    One Halloween when I was around 9 years old instead of Trick-or-Treating my mom decided to throw a Halloween party for all of the neighborhood kids. My little brother and I were friends with every kid in the neighborhood, so the party was huge. There were kids everywhere. My parents invited their friends over, too.…

  • Gum Wall

    There is a wall in an alley (in Seattle) which has become (in)famous because it is completely covered in wads of chewed-up gum. Gross.

  • Seattle

    I am in Seattle! I haven’t been here in more than 20 years and Raf has never been here. We arrived right when everything was shutting down for the evening though. Oh well. My thoughts are with my friends in the path of Hurricane Sandy. NYC does not look good right now. 😦

  • The forest in autumn

    We went for a soggy walk today. My waterproof hiking jacket betrayed me. It just wasn’t able to handle Oregon Rain. The good news was that it was warm at least. I do love autumn here. The forest turns yellow and green, with bits of red thrown in. It is beautiful.

  • Six word Saturday

    Soggy kids trick or treating Downtown.