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.

Images

  • View from Larch Mountain

    Tomorrow I will tell you all about my interesting day. In the meantime, here is a photo I took at Larch Mountain. You can see St. Helens, Rainier, & Adams in this photo.

  • Adventures with henna

    I have been wanting to dye my hair with henna for years. I was intrigued when Wendy of wendyknits started using henna to dye her own hair. I suppose this has been something on my unconscious “Awesome List” for several years! I am just realizing this. Something prompted me to take the plunge a couple…

  • A dorky thing that I drew on my iPad

    I am sick and don’t have the energy to post anything substantial. But here is a silly doodley thing I made the other day in my iPad. I am having fun with art apps. My favorite is Paper but this one is the terribly-named Procreate. This particular one is nice because there are a multitude…

  • On the Hunchback Trail

    This wasn’t a long hike, but it was a a grueling one. I am in pain right now.

  • Saturday Market on a Sunday, and the 24 Hour Church Of Elvis

    Today I scanned a TON of negatives. I thought I would tackle them on my blog in chronological order. We will start with these shots from my Holga, taken on May 6. Raf and I decided to go to Portland’s Saturday Market. He wanted to show me the 24 hour Church of Elvis. It’s this…