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.

Category: Life

It’s mostly what this blog’s about.

  • A note to Spokane drivers

    You know how sometimes the lane on your right ends and the traffic in that lane has to merge with traffic because, well, thier lane is ending? Like on the freeway? YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO LET THE TRAFFIC MERGE! You don’t follow the car in front of you like you are connected to it’s ass…

  • A bird and a dog

      Last Monday I was sitting under a tree at Manito Park knitting (while Raf was running). This little gull came right up to me and just kind of hung out near me. I thought he was so cute so I took a picture. Right after I took this I heard a loud splash and…

  • Nature’s fireworks

    We had the freakiest, most awesome lightening storm last night! It started around 10 o’clock, and at first I thought it was the fireworks since I was told they start at 10:00. Raf went outside and came back in and said, “It’s a thunderstorm!” So I went out there and watched it for a while.…

  • house photos

    Here are some pictures of our new house! Half of the front: Here is half of the front looking from the front door: I would like to plant a couple of fruit trees, especially a cherry tree to match the other side: Here is the “foyer”: Ignore the laundrey basked on the floor on the…

  • A story about Mr. Potatohead

    A story about Mr. Potatohead

      The place that I last worked at, SCU’s Orradre Library, had a thing about Mr. Potatohead. I believe it started out with a book that somebody found in the stacks called something like, “the history of the potato.” This person brought the book to a little once-a-month staff gathering called “Spin-it-in-a-minute” to share. A…