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: Thoughts and Opinions

Ranty rant rant. Sometimes an enlightened thought.

  • Unconnected thoughts

    I went to Knitpicks.com to buy a couple of Space Bags and a circular Harmony needle. I ended up adding a size 7 nickle-plated set of tips and 24″ cord. My order didn’t add up to $45 and I wanted the free shipping, so I started adding yarn. Then I started to feel uneasy. Why?…

  • Slushy

    I’m really creeped out by the weather Frank and Dianne (and Jamison) are getting on the East Coast. It’s in the 70s? You have got to be kidding me! Dianne took a picture of her Daffodils sprouting! In early January?!? That is just wrong. The weather here is cold. It’s been snowy and cold. But…

  • Gonzaga Prep grad wins National Book Award!

    I’m so proud of my town right now! A Spokanite won the National Book Award for Non-fiction! Check it out: Timothy Egan, a 1973 Gonzaga Prep grad, won the National Book Award for nonfiction Wednesday night for “The Worst Hard Time: The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl.” “I feel…

  • Hazy days

      I’ve been feeling foggy lately. I don’t know what is wrong with me. I just have not motivation at all. I feel bored. Boring. I want to create. I want to be an artist. I want to write poetry! but I can’t sit down and do anything! I feel blocked. I can’t even bring…

  • Of Coeur d’Alene Lake and Dick

      We went hiking at Tubb’s Hill in Coeur d’Alene today and I tooks some pictures that I will post this week. On our way home from Coeur d’Alene we noticed that there were A LOT of police hanging around. And then we realized that Dick Cheney is in town visiting. In fact, we think…