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

  • A little Sam

    I was walking by the New Book Cart at the library and saw the most awesome book. It’s called Wool Pets by Laurie Sharp. Inside are instructions for making the most adorable figurines made out of wool and created with a felting needle. I saw the instructions for the Border Collie and I knew I…

  • Poem Meme

    I saw this on a blog that I lurk on and I loved the idea! And because I’ve been interested lately in writing poetry I thought I’d try it. What you do is you listen, randomly, to the first 20 songs on your mp3 player and write down the first line of each song. Verse…

  • The Road by Cormac McCarthy

    I just finished The Road by Cormac McCarthy. I am quite blown away by it. For a summary of the book check out Good Reads or Amazon. Basically, it is the story of a boy and his father in a post-apocalyptic world, walking along a highway to find a better, safer place. The writing was…

  • First snow

    First snow

    This is my most recent photo on my Flickr Photostream and it was taken last Friday! I need to do some uploading. I think everything I have taken this week has been crap, anyway, so you’re not missing anything.

  • Crafty Monday: The shawl

    The shawl, originally uploaded by CraftyMoni. I’ve been working on this thing since March! It was my “Fire” project for Project Spectrum: the elements. I finally buckled down and finished the darn thing and I’m so happy it’s done. I used Malabrigo Lace Weight. I love the color but don’t have anything in my closet…