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: 2010

  • silence that isn't silence

    I found this and thought it might be an interesting blog post. I wrote it in April of 2009. It was a writing prompt from the book “The Pocket Muse.” When I sit here at my desk and listen I hear quite a lot. Even when it is quiet. When it is quiet, that is…

  • The day I learned to read

    The training that I went to was about early literacy and  the skills kids need to learn in order to read later on when they are in school. This training has made me think about my own experience as a child learning to read. My mom and older siblings used to read to me and my…

  • Training

    I had this whole other post written up and planned for today but chickened out. It’s kind of heavy. I’ll post it later on next week though. So instead I give you a photo I took the other day of a play-doh cat made at a children’s librarian training session. I’m sort of proud of…

  • It’s easy to find Nirvana at the top of a mountain

    It’s easy to find Nirvana at the top of a mountain

    I looked up from the viewfinder on my camera for a moment. The sun was low in the sky and the light was hitting the lupines with a violet glow. I wanted to capture this magnificent color during the Magic Hour. When I looked up I took a moment to just stand there and take…

  • The Guest House

    A couple of weeks ago I participated in a Zazenkai. I’ll write about that experience in another post. But today I wanted to share a poem that I shared with everyone that day. I think it beautifully sums up everything I’ve learned in the past few months. THE GUEST HOUSE This being human is a…