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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  • Family ghosts found

    A year and a half (how has it been that long?!?) I wrote about an old Graveyard near where I live where my cousins are buried. I wrote a little about it in that post. Before I moved here I had no idea that my uncle lived in Sandy in the sixties. We used to…

  • I take after my Granny Mary, Pt. 1

    I miss my granny mary so much. She died 18 years ago. I still think about her nearly everyday. As I grow older I’m realizing how much I am like her. For example, she liked to knit. And it just so happens that I like to knit, too. When I was younger I looked at…

  • Every picture tells a story

    I love this picture. It was taken when my mom and Doug first married. We decided to drive to Glacier Park for a little vacation. Can you guess who the photographer is? That would be me, as evidenced by the little brother sticking his tongue out at the camera. that is Doug on the right…

  • Family ghosts

    Family ghosts

    We finally got a nice day on Monday so we went out hiking and I brought my camera. I got some nice shots of the forest moss. The sun was out for a few hours and then it clouded up in the afternoon and we were back to being gray and dreary. Oh well. Such…

  • Doug on Memorial Day

    Doug on Memorial Day

    So as you walk out the door Take care, and always be sure That the ones in your life Know that you love them tonight Fate has one guarantee And we all must agree That the best laid plans May all change by tomorrow God willing, It’s the last time I’ll say goodbye God willing,…