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Mar.26.2009 - 10:20 pm
An Ordinary Day in the life of this writer
One of the hummingbirds who kept me from working.
Today was a day like many others, with only a minor difference: I’m fighting off the tail end of a cold season bug, which turned out to be a rather muscular dragon's tail...
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Feb.13.2009 - 2:16 pm
Dark Places
I do not fear dark places, perhaps because I grew up with them. My father was a stickler for turning off unnecessary lights to save power and to please him (and to avoid the rod)...
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Feb.11.2009 - 10:44 am
Lavender or Gray
The scar left by the Empress Tree branch this afternoon.
I hate Google searches because they kill creative spontaneity by providing instant references to a term or phrase I want to use in a story. Most of these are trivial and would...
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Jan.28.2009 - 7:02 pm
Drop low the deck beams, carpenter.
28 January Plankless Deck 11.jpg
I learned this week that a plankless deck is of less use than a gateless gate: Beware the laid-back workman. Over the years we’ve had all sorts of workman fixing things around...
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Feb.11.2009 - 9:23 pm
In response to: Lavender or Gray
Same House?
Not at all. I have changed houses half a dozen times since then and I now live more than 800 miles to the north. She...
Jan.18.2009 - 7:57 pm
In response to: Go back to where you came from!
Neighbors!
You have my fullest sympathy. She sounds like one of my neighbors who told me I "wasn't fit to live in a good...
Dec.15.2008 - 9:22 pm
In response to: A head cold, no, a bad tooth . . .
Screw Up?
What screw up? You did just fine.  (I'm a real wimp when it comes to head colds and tooth aches.)  I hope you're...
Dec.14.2008 - 8:24 pm
In response to: Nearest Book (Tag -- You're Up Next!)
Nearest Book Meme
I did it. See my blog.
Dec.02.2008 - 1:14 pm
In response to: WHAT FUN! I AM OLD!!!
Great Blog!
Ah, yes, we all grow older, day by day. To my great surprise, I found myself liking it. You should write a book about...
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About John

Author: Eating Well: A Guide to Foods of the Pacific Northwest, 1984; The Eating Well Cookbook, 1984; Shellfish Cookery: Absolutely Delicious Recipes from the West Coast, 1985; Pacific Northwest Wine Country, 2001; Washington: A Compass Guide, 2002, 2008;...
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Causes John Doerper Supports

Defenders of Wildlife

Doctors Without Borders

National Audubon Society 

National Wildlife Federation

Nature Conservancy 

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