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.

Tag: 100 days 2016

  • the desert grows three miles a year…

    the desert grows three miles a year…

    I was having a hard time coming up with a blog post idea today! Then it occurred to me that I could post a “song of the day” kind of post, since I did this last week. I listen to a lot of music and there is something that always pops up on my iTunes…

  • A month of love cultivation

    A month of love cultivation

    Almost exactly one month ago I started an experiment where I would do metta (AKA lovingkindness) meditation three days a week and see what would happen. During the month I also read the book: “Love 2.0” (the one that is discussed in the article I link to in my original blog post). I also discovered…

  • Untitled post 22300

    “some people feel the rain. Others just get wet.” – Bob Marley —————————– I wrote a cranky political blog post in my head while I was on the treadmill at the gym today. I thought it would be perfect for this Super Tuesday. But I got into a bloody battle with the copy machine and…

  • Serendipity in Silverton

    Serendipity in Silverton

    Originally posted on Pinhole Obscura. ———- One morning last October, my husband suggested that we go on an adventure. We decided to take the back-roads to Silverton, have lunch there, and then hike at Silver Falls State Park. We haven’t ventured that way in the six years we’ve lived here. We like to listen to podcasts…

  • Kitchen, part 2

    Kitchen, part 2

    My first kitchen sketch inspired me to do another one from another angle. You can click each photo in the gallery to see my process, as well as the final image, scanned.