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: family history

  • Blue skies and little brothers

    This is something I wrote about yesterday and what the hell. I thought I’d share. I need blog fodder. This is one of my earliest memories. I must have been about 5 years old. One day my younger brother and I were playing on the hearth of the fireplace. We had a hearth that sat…

  • A story about water

    A story about water

      This is a very early memory. So early, that I don’t even know if it really happened. But, regardless, it is something that I remember. I was camping with my family at a lake. We were all camping in our big tent, or maybe it was out tent trailer. I remember that I was…

  • A Halloween Story

    One Halloween when I was around 10 years old instead of Trick-or-Treating my mom decided to throw a Halloween party for all of the neighborhood kids. My little brother and I were friends with every kid in the neighborhood, so the party was huge. There were kids everywhere. My parents invited their friends over, too.…

  • Mount St. Helens Sees Second Long Tremor

    Yahoo! News – Mount St. Helens Sees Second Long Tremor As scientists warned that an eruption of Mount St. Helens appeared imminent Sunday, eager tourists camped out along park roads, hoping to catch a glimpse of the seething volcano without being overcome by ash and smoke. Argh! Why are you there? Do you think this…