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: thoughts

  • Enjoy the silence

    Yesterday I went to my third-ever all day meditation retreat. I have to admit, I was little anxious about going a few days before I went. And if I was being really honest with myself, I was a little cranky about going. The thought of spending an entire day doing nothing but sitting and breathing…

  • Self On Lake Shore

    Today’s photoblog is a pinhole self portrait I took a few weeks ago at Trillium Lake. It is my first paper negative. I have since made several more images using photographic paper and I’m really enjoying learning how to do this. I will post more about this in a future blog post. I might have…

  • Give it away, Now.

    Give it away, Now.

    A few days ago someone shared an article at The Onion about a Buddhist extremist cell threatening to unleash peace and tranquility on the West.  Being both Buddhist and a fan of satire, I thought it was hilarious. Then I thought, “you know, this isn’t a bad idea.” I am weary of all the hate…

  • Untitled post 20778

    “The most dangerous distractions are the ones you love, but that don’t love you back.” James shared a really great article with me in the comments of my post from yesterday.  It has me thinking about my list. The idea from the article is to limit yourself to 5  goals. Anything else is a waste…

  • You can stand under my umbrella

    You can stand under my umbrella

    I don’t know about you but the news from the past week and a half has really gotten to me. The day Robin Williams committed suicide seems to have started a downward spiral of terrible news all over the world. I am  disturbed by all of it. I am especially saddened by the death of…