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: 2007

  • Newbery books listed by rank

    This was posted on a list-serv I belong to. I thought it was very interesting in light of my wanting to read through all of the Newberry books. Since 1922, the single “most distinguished contribution to children’s literature” has been given the annual John Newbery Medal by the Association of Library Service to Children, a…

  • Red Barn

    Raf and I discovered a hiking trail called the “Columbia Plateau Trail” a couple of weeks ago. The first time we went I forgot my camera. But I remembered to bring it last weekend. It looks like it used to be an old railroad track that they converted into a long trail. We started at…

  • Gunman kills at least 21 at Virginia Tech – CNN.com

    I’m sitting here in shock! This is horrible! There are reports that the number of deaths is 31. 31?!? My God! A lone gunman is dead after police said he killed at least 21 people Monday during shootings in a dorm and a classroom at Virginia Tech — the deadliest school attack in U.S. history.…

  • Little Yellow Flowers

    I don’t know what they are. But they make me happy 🙂

  • RIP Kurt Vonnegut

    note: again. It has taken me TWO DAYS to write this post. sigh. As everyone in the world has already heard, Kurt Vonnegut has died. I feel sad at the news. Vonnegut was a literary hero for me. In fact, reading “Breakfast of Champions” is what, essentially, made me want to be a lit major.…