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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  • Current event Wednesday: mmmm. chocolate…

    Criminy I’m having a bad day! sigh. I need to think about something nice. Like Chocolate! Did you know that the South Americans were eating Chocolate more than 3,000 years ago? New research shows that they were: Residents of Central America were enjoying chocolate drinks more than 3,000 years ago, a half millennium earlier than…

  • The night I injured my knee

    The Story of My Most Serious Injury. I have a couple of stories I could tell. But I think I will tell you about the time I tore the meniscus of my right knee. It’s kind of a good story. I was out on a first date with a guy who proved to be a…

  • NaKniSweMo progress. Done!

    I can’t believe this. I’m done with my sweater already! A sweater from start to finish in 12 days. This is a new record for me. I am very happy with the results. Here is my Ravelry entry on it if you want the details. The yarn is so soft. I am really going to…

  • Sunday Wrap-up

    I am ALMOST done with my NaSweKniMo sweater. yay! I may actually finish it tonight. This may be a knitting record for me! More on this tommorrow. Our washing machine broke. ugh. We’ve never owned a home before this so we have never had to deal with broken things. I think we will try and…

  • Book Review Saturday: The absolutely true diary of a part-time indian.

    This week I am reviewing “The absolutely true diary of a part time Indian” by Sherman Alexie, which is one of the contenders for the 2007 National Book Award for Young People’s Literature. This is the story of a 15 year old boy (Junior) of the Spokane Indian tribe, living in Wellpinit, WA. He is…