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.

Author: Moni

  • from the darkroom

    I mentioned that one of my goals is to shoot a roll of black and white film each week and develop it. If I have time I also want to play around in the darkroom too. Since the Mr had to work yesterday I had lots of time! These photos were also the first look…

  • On becoming a Buddhist (thinking outloud)

    The other day I finally made it into a popular bookstore in Portland, New Renaissance. It’s a really cool place, full of what some would call “new age” books but others might call spiritual (as opposed to religious). As I was wandering around I had my antennae up and was gauging how different sections of…

  • Happy birthday Doug

    Today is my stepdad, Doug’s birthday. I’ve really been missing him a lot lately. I miss our conversations and I miss his funny stories. Here is a photo of him and and mom around the time they first met. I love this photo of them. I love the smiles on both of their faces. The…

  • caught in a spiderweb

    I think I am going to start posting everyday again. I liked checking in here every day last year. Even if it is to just post a boring update about how my day is, it is nice to have it to look back on. If nothing else I can post a photo. I always have…

  • I’m OK and you’re OK. So they say.

    “I have always felt an innate sense that everything will be ok.” A friend of mine said this to me last night and it hit me rather hard – there are people out there who have this gift. They have the sense, the deep sense at the core of their being that everything is ok.…