Today's Opinions

Column as I see ’em ...

When it comes to news about newspapers, the news isn’t usually very good these days.

Sometimes, though, we run across reasons to celebrate, and if this isn’t one of those reasons, I don’t know what is.

We received a subscription renewal notice from a lady last week who for the past 47 years has made sure her son receives a copy of our paper each week.

At 24 and a little over two full years out of college, I still consider myself a student — of life, if nothing else.

I hope I never stop learning because, as Henry Ford once said, “Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at 20 or 80. Anyone who keeps learning stays young. The greatest thing in life is to keep your mind young.”

In an effort to keep my mind (and yours) young, I’ll share a few things I’ve learned recently.

Harvest season has begun.

I picked my first tomatoes and squash last week and my partner farm started picking corn. Heaven on earth!

There is nothing more delicious than fresh food from the garden, but you can’t eat it all at once. If you’re up to you elbows in peppers or squash, then roll up your sleeves.

Storing the harvest can take many forms and it really depends on what you want to put up for the winter. Back in the olden days food was preserved in fat or oil, salt, vinegar or an alcoholic beverage.