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.

Year: 2006

  • I’m Ba-ck

    I’m back! We had a fanatastic time. I’m kind of sad to leave. But, it’s strange, I kind of missed Spokane. weird. I went to San Francisco on St. Paddy’s day with my friend, Judy. We went to Yarn Mecca, Artfibers. I posted all about that on my knitting blog. But we also went to…

  • Vacation

    We arrived in San Jose on Monday afternoon. Yesterday we drove over to Santa Cruz and spent the day there. It was weird being there again. It just all feels so familiar. I feel like I have been in an alternate universe for six months and now I’m home again. Like I’ve never left… So…

  • thanks!

    Thanks for all of the birthday wishes! I had a good one. The people I work with gave me a card that they all signed. And then someone brought in a cake, german chocolate, which is my favorite! I had a nice time at my mom’s house. My brothers were there with there families and…

  • The Eleventh of March

    Is a significant day. For it is my birthday. And, just for fun, and to follow Andrea‘s example, here is a picture of me as wee one: So, I’m not going to tell you how old I am, but I WILL tell you that I was born in 1969. I’ll let you figure it out…

  • Does this scare the crap out of anyone else?

    The Republican-controlled legislature of South Dakota’s sweeping new law banning abortion in the conservative state also protects rapists’ rights. Now, men who impregnate girls or women against their will – even fathers who rape their daughters – are almost guaranteed to become dads. I’ve been freaking out the past few days over South Dakota’s abortion…