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.

Tag: Family Stories

  • that time when I had short hair

    that time when I had short hair

    It’s weird the way the mind works. I was walking to work this morning and I thought about the last time I saw my Grandpa Ed. I remembered our conversation, how he told me he loved my short hair. He was laying in his bed, frail and wasting away, and I burst into tears. I…

  • Sees Bush Move, Shoots Friend

    I have this deep need to figure out, and tell, my Great-Grandfather’s story. I would like to be more organized about this and, currently, I am not at all. I only have little bits and pieces that have been collected here and there. Here is a newspaper clipping my sister found a few months ago,…

  • Family Ghosts Found, part 3 (Throwback Thursday)

    For today’s Throwback Thursday I wanted to revisit my Great Grandfather, Wilfred Boucher. This has become such an incredible story, with a happy ending. To recap from an earlier post: He died in 1915 in a “hunting accident” when he was in his early thirties. According to his death certificate he was shot in the…

  • Family ghosts found. part 2.

    It seems I am attracted to uncovering the stories of the deceased in my family. The mystery of the Cherryville Cemetery was solved a couple of years ago. This time around it is the story of my Great-Grandfather, Wilfred Boucher. He died in 1915 in a “hunting accident” when he was in his early thirties.…

  • THE bottle

    THE bottle

    Before I go into the story behind this post, I want to mention I am going to Paris tomorrow. Yes! That’s right. Paris. I am SUPER excited. This is my first real trip outside of the United States (aside from British Columbia) so I am also a little nervous. I am going to try to…