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: grief

  • the battle with fear

    “Once there was a young warrior. Her teacher told her that she had to do battle with fear. She didn’t want to do that. It seemed too aggressive; it was scary; it seemed unfriendly. But the teacher said she had to do it and gave her the instructions for the battle. The day arrived. The…

  • I want to thank you.

    I want to thank you.

    As you can see, I’ve had a very emotional week. I rode this really awful wave of sadness, despair, and depression on Tuesday without really understanding what it was all about. This is a hard time of year for me for reasons you all know by now if you read this blog. In my head…

  • Six word saturday

    I’m gonna see what tomorrow brings.

  • Death, Grief, Love*

    Death, Grief, Love*

    Death is the calm presence of a male nurse in the hospital room at 3 am describing the act: “You take a breath and die.” Grief is the dull ache deep inside the soul that is always there, sometimes forgotten, but never ignored when it makes its presence known. Love is the compulsion to drive all day, on icy…

  • The Mountain by Heartless Bastards

    I happened upon this band when I searched our library’s catalog for “banjo music” so that I could get inspired to learn to play. I thought I needed to know about a band named “Heartless Bastards” so I checked out the CD “The Mountain.” I fell in love with this song immediately.  I just moved…