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: June 2012

  • Adventures with henna

    I have been wanting to dye my hair with henna for years. I was intrigued when Wendy of wendyknits started using henna to dye her own hair. I suppose this has been something on my unconscious “Awesome List” for several years! I am just realizing this. Something prompted me to take the plunge a couple…

  • Six Word Saturday

    Pick one book for intergalactic museum.

  • The Awesome List, revisited

    Oh Look! I found these  posts from a few years ago: 100 things to do before I go. Unfortunately I only made it to 40. I thought it might be fun to revisit these. . 1. Visit Pompeii – yep. Still very fascinated. I will visit someday.  2. Visit Florence and it’s museums – Yes, yes,…

  • Tri-x

    Tri-x

    Finally, after getting the color film out of the way, I tried the Tri-x. As you might recall, I had a mishap with this film in my 35mm camera. I ended up making a mistake with the 120 roll, as well. I metered the entire roll of film at the wrong ISO. SIGH. However, when…

  • Wayback Wednesday

    Our 15 year anniversary is tomorrow so I thought, for Wayback Wednesday, I would post a photo of the Mister and I in our younger days. This might be the oldest photo of us together that I have. There is no date on the photo, but I am thinking it was taken in October of…