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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  • A Song For You

    I wrote this post a couple of weeks ago and I’ve been hesitant to post it because it is so personal. But it’s such a beautiful story and  I want to share it. so here it is. In April my mom called and told me she needed to tell me something. She thought she was…

  • silence that isn't silence

    I found this and thought it might be an interesting blog post. I wrote it in April of 2009. It was a writing prompt from the book “The Pocket Muse.” When I sit here at my desk and listen I hear quite a lot. Even when it is quiet. When it is quiet, that is…

  • A poem about turning 41

    My husband wrote me a Limerick about turning 41: In the town of Sandy, Oregon ‘Had a wife just turned 41 She’s as fancy as ever and equally clever and the yarn of her life’s just begun. I love that guy! 🙂

  • The Receipt

    The other day I was sitting at the table eating dinner. There was a magazine sitting in front of me, one that my mom gave me the last time I was visiting. It looked interesting; it was called something like “Secrets of the Presidents.” I opened it up to a random page. Out fell a…

  • November 1st

    First of all, before I do anything, I need to wish the Mister a happy birthday. Happy Birthday, my love! Secondly, I decided to do NaBloPoMo this year. I’ve been out of the blogging game, it seems, and it seems that this might be a good way to jump back in. What I really, really…