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

  • Is this thing on?

    Hello world! I’m not sure how time got away from me but I managed to neglect my blog for an insanely long time. I am really missing this creative space. I have a few blog posts rolling around in my head. If I can find the time I will write them down and share them.…

  • My parent’s tables

    My parent’s tables

    I caught up on some backlog and I finally have some photography to share. Today I am going to share a couple of images I took while I was in Spokane visiting my family over the summer. They are both pinhole photos taken with a Reality So Subtle pinhole camera. One of them was taken…

  • “Do not ask yourself what the world needs. Ask yourself what makes you come alive, and then go and do that. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.” – Harold Thurman Whitman . from “Awakening Joy Practice Letter 8” by James Baraz

  • On Joy And Sorrow

    This poem ended up in my email inbox yesterday (via Poet.org) and it was exactly what I needed to read. Since it’s in the public domain, I thought I’d share. It’s really a beautiful sentiment. On Joy and Sorrow By Kahlil Gibran Then a woman said, Speak to us of Joy and Sorrow.      And…

  • Women’s March Holga Portraits

    Women’s March Holga Portraits

    I mentioned a few posts back that I wanted to start taking portaits with my Holga. I decided to take my Holga with me to the Women’s March in Sandy, Oregon two Sundays ago. I stocked up on some cheap film: Arista.Edu 400. I really regret it because these didn’t turn out great. There are…