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

  • Flickr Time Machine

    No deep thoughts running through my head today. Instead, here is an episode of Flickr Time Machine! This was not taken on October 4th. It was actually taken on October 2nd, 2008. However, I saw this photo and it triggered memories of the last Presidential Election. I took this photo on my way to the…

  • Wayback Wednesday

    My grandparents. They were so adorable. They drove that there camper every year from Coeur d’Alene, Idaho down to Mexico. Every year! The always brought home ephemera from their trips (as you can see). This photo was taken camping somewhere in Idaho. Probably at Lake Pend Oreille. .

  • In which I lay out a plan for the rest of the year

    If you have been reading this blog for the past year you know that I have been attempting to post something everyday. I’ve enjoyed this daily practice of checking in with the blog everyday. However, it’s getting difficult to find things to blog about. In order to help me stay motivated I am going to…

  • Oregon City

    Raf and I have decided to, everyday, try at least one new thing. Today we are trying two new things. We are trying a new recipe (vegetarian Mac-n-cheese) AND we checked out Oregon City, a place we have never been. We started with a walk from the book, Portland City Walks. We hit a snag,…

  • Mt Jefferson, framed.

    I haven’t been feeling well this past week. I have a cold. So I wanted to do something kind of mellow today, yet still get outside. We decided to go to Timberline Lodge and hike the short, 1 mile hike to the Buried Forest Overlook. Unfortunately, we missed the turnoff to it and our walk…