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: July 2006

  • Nature’s fireworks

    We had the freakiest, most awesome lightening storm last night! It started around 10 o’clock, and at first I thought it was the fireworks since I was told they start at 10:00. Raf went outside and came back in and said, “It’s a thunderstorm!” So I went out there and watched it for a while.…

  • Elsewhere

    Amanda reminded me that I should be blogging some of the memorable books that I’ve been reading lately. And there have been a few, if you like Y.A. One of the best books I have read recently has been Elsewhere, by Gabrielle Zevin. It is about a girl who wakes up one morning and finds…

  • Bird

    Bird

  • Perennial Garden

    Perennial Garden

  • A melody softly soaring through my atomosphere.

    I love this album (Death Cab for Cutie’s, “Plans”). I was lured to it by the song “Soul Meets Body.” I was just listening to it on my iPod and couldn’t help singing along with the tune. Raf came into the room and asked “were you singing?” Like, he was hearing things or something. But…