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: happiness

  • 100 happy days

    100 happy days

    Several weeks ago my buddy Frank started posting photos on his Instagram account with the hashtag #100happydays. I found myself really enjoying seeing these posts and decided that maybe I would try it myself. I was hoping that, perhaps, it would be like putting a “happy filter” on my eyes and maybe cause me to seek…

  • 13 seconds of bliss

    It’s a new month and the perfect time to start a new focus for my photo blog. I’ll get back to self portraits at another time, perhaps. For now, here is a pinhole photo of daisies for you. I took this on a walk home from work in May. It is not often that I…

  • “Nothing is permanent in this wicked world, not even our troubles.” -Charlie Chaplin

  • CraftyMoni’s cure for the November blues

    CraftyMoni’s cure for the November blues

    November is a difficult month for me.  For the past five years the modus operandi has been to fall into a groove of grief that turns into a depression that becomes very difficult to dig my way out of.  I started to find myself in that familiar, depressing, place about a week ago. Somehow, something…

  • “Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy.” – Thích Nhất Hạnh