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.

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Just random crap. Foolish gibberish.

  • May postcard exchange!

    May postcard exchange!

    I have been really enjoying the postcard exchange that I’ve been hosting for a few years. This latest received is beautiful! It is from the very-talented Diane Martin Peterson. I had the great pleasure of meeting her in person last weekend when she came to the WPPD meetup in Portland. She is a lovely person,…

  • April Postcard Exchange 

    April Postcard Exchange 

    The April postcard exchange is officially live! We are exchanging postcard sized prints of our original photography that you either print traditionally in a darkroom, or that you print on an inkjet printer. If you would like to be notified of future swaps fill out the form here. Postcards featured in this post were made by…

  • “Understanding someone’s suffering is the best gift you can give another person. Understanding is love’s other name. If you don’t understand, you don’t love.” – Thich Nhat Hanh

  • March Postcard Swap!

    March Postcard Swap!

    The March postcard swap is now live, folks! This has been a really fun way of sharing your photography IRL. I have been really enjoying getting prints from friends all over the world in my mailbox. It’s also a really good excuse for me to get into the darkroom! The gorgeous contact print featured on…

  • A Valentines Day Conversation, Overheard. (or, how not to pick up on a woman)

    Scene: Man in an American flag bandana pulls up on a Harley. Him: Hey babe, wanna go to the bar, get some cocktails this morning? Her: No. Him: Wanna go to my place, watch me build some stuff? Her: No.