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

  • Dear Jake

  • Vacation From Hell

    Plinky asks me to recall a memorable family vacation. Oh boy. There were lots of them. I am looking outside now and watching the flash-flood rain fall from the sky and I remember all the times we went camping and it would, inevitably rain on us. However, I think the most memorable, and horrible, of…

  • magnetic poetry

    magnetic poetry

    For several years we had a Magnetic Poetry set on our refrigerator door. It was fun to throw together a poem from time to time, and it was fun to see what Raf would surprise me with. We threw the set away when we moved away from Santa Cruz and never thought to buy a…

  • a verbal exchange with a patron

    “The shortest distance between two points is a straight line, but what is the longest distance between two points?” “I don’t know…” “A short-cut.”  

  • This is currently the most-played song on my iPod

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPX2nUMns6g What’s yours?