Blatherskite

Foolish gibberish

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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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  • Doh!

    I totally forgot about Wayback Wednesday. Sigh. And I could have embarrassed my little brother today. His birthday was on Monday and he turned 30. I have all sorts of photos of him from way back. Oh well. There is always tomorrow.. Instead, I offer another Hipstamatic photo I took with my iPhone on Monday…

  • Steps to the top

    I have been wanting to go back up to Larch Mountain with my Yashica and Holga but have been impatient, waiting for a clear day. We decided, for something to do, just to go up there anyway, into the clouds. I thought it would be fun to shoot a roll of Tri-x on such a…

  • on getting with the program – or not.

    So today I decided to start my “Reboot” program, a diet program based on the juicing program in the film, “Fat, Sick, and Nearly Dead.” I decided to go with the 15 day program which is not a juice fast but a program that also includes eating meals that consist of fruits and veggies. I…

  • We found one

    For something to do, we thought we would check out the Wildwood Trail in Portland. There is a half marathon on it later this year that I thought might be fun to run and we have never been there. It really is a beautiful park and almost hard to believe that it is right in…

  • a photo from a year ago

    I was going to post something with more substance but today has not been that great and I’ve lost my motivation. Instead, here is a photo I took exactly one year ago today. It is a bracelet I made.