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: death

  • A great loss

    I found out on Sunday that the wife of a friend and collegue died, Ilene Rockman. She battled non-smoker’s lung cancer for three years and died on Saturday. I have been sad about it since I found out, and have wanted to post something, but have not been able to find words. Other people in…

  • Iraq charity worker feared killed – Nov 16, 2004

    CNN.com – Iraq charity worker feared killed – Nov 16, 2004 The director of CARE International in Iraq, who was kidnapped last month, has apparently been killed, the humanitarian organization says. I am saddened to read about the death of Margaret Hassan. This is really awful. It’s all awful, really. But this story, for some…

  • The passing Anne Grodzins Lipow

    LIPOW, Anne Grodzins I’m sad about Ms. Lipow’s passing. I read a lot of her work when I was writng my Virtual Reference Culminating paper. Here is a web page with some really nice comments about Ms. Lipow and her life.

  • Rest In Peace Grandma Edith

    You will be missed.

  • picture of flowers

    Here is a picture of the flowers that I got yesterday. They are so pretty. They smell kind of nice, too. R- would say that they smell like his dead grandmother. This is because when his grandma died, around September 11, 2001, they had these lillies at her funeral. They have a very strong fragrance…