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: love

  • Untitled post 20799

    Love is a recursive function, infinite looping.

  • Manifesto

    “Only love can conquer hate.” – Marvin Gaye

  • A joyful occasion: finding love again after loss.

    If you are a reader of this blog you will know that my family  lost my stepfather to cancer around 4 years ago. At first the grief was almost unbearable but as the years go by healing happens. Grief is still there but it becomes more of a dull ache. Every once in awhile the…

  • Be your own Valentine

    I am learning how to love myself. I wanted to write an elaborate blog post about this but I am very tired and I don’t have much energy today. I mostly want to acknowledge this idea that has been floating around in my head. That I need to love myself. I am learning how to…

  • Pioneer to the falls

    Pioneer to the falls

    The first time I heard this song was in October of 2007.  I’d heard the news that my step-brother was found hanging from a tree, alone in the wilderness of Idaho that morning. I wasn’t particularly close to my step-brother but, still, the news cut deep. I was living in Spokane at the time and…