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: 2011

  • My first job: Baskin Robbins

    My first job was counter girl at Baskin Robbins. It was actually a pretty great job. I was a Sophomore  at Rogers High when I started there and worked there off and on during high school. My friends would visit me at work and I would give them free ice cream. The memory that sticks…

  • There is great wisdom in children’s literature

    “Remember then that there is only one important time, and that time is now. The most important one is always the one your are with. And the most important thing is to do good for the one who is standing at your side. For these, my dear boy, are the answers to what is most…

  • DIY: Homemade lotion

    DIY: Homemade lotion

    I’ve been making my own lotion for more than a year and I love it. It’s very inexpensive and easy to make and the best quality lotion I’ve ever used. It occurs to me that I’ve never talked about how I make it on my blog. Well then. That changes right now. I found the recipe that…

  • Google+: initial thoughts, reactions, and a rant.

    I’ve been on Google+ now for a week and have some opinions about it.  I will refrain from posting anything about Google+ on Facebook and Twitter anymore because I kind of feel like there is lukewarm reception to it. However, I do have some opinions and since this is my little corner of the intertubes I…

  • Photography Friday: Foxglove and Mt. Hood

    Photography Friday: Foxglove and Mt. Hood

    Here is a photo I took last weekend up at Wildwood Park in Welches. The forest is bursting right now with color and it’s beautiful. I planted these flowers in the backyard of my home in Spokane and could barely keep them alive, due to hot and dry Summers there. They actually grow in the…