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: wayback wednesday

  • Wayback Wednesday

    Easter of 1973. I was 4 years old. Evidence that I am not a morning person and not fit for human consumption first thing. As an adult, I have forced myself to be a morning person. Which means I get myself up at 5:00 am so I can have some alone time (essential to my…

  • wayback wednesday

    This is me when I was in “Musical Kindergarten,” a preschool for children who were musically inclined. I have no memory of it. I think I liked it though. Oh look! Someone is about to clock me with maracas:

  • Wayback Wednesday

    My high school friend found this and texted it to me last night. It is from, I think, my senior year. So 1986 or 87. I am being startled while walking out of a bathroom stall, I see. I have no memory of this particular event. What was up with my outfit? What style was…

  • Wayback Wednesday: A Halloween Story*

    One Halloween when I was around 9 years old instead of Trick-or-Treating my mom decided to throw a Halloween party for all of the neighborhood kids. My little brother and I were friends with every kid in the neighborhood, so the party was huge. There were kids everywhere. My parents invited their friends over, too.…

  • Wayback Wednesday

    A portrait of me at 4 years old. I suspect that this is not long before I got glasses to correct the lazy-eye that you can see in this photo (my right eye). As it turns out, I wore glasses for far-sightedness for six years and I have had 20/20 vision since.