Paul Deaton
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These days I use my camera a lot, so here are some of my current favorites from this summer. Read more
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I made it out to the garden and all the tomatoes had exploded with the relentless rain. I did pick a variety of peppers, including the cayenne peppers. I will dry and turn them into powder for seasoning. One more check box on the list of gardening things done. These are weird times for our… Read more
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there was one Crimson Crisp apple dangling from a branch, so I picked it, took it inside, washed it, and ate it. Fall was never so sweet and crunchy. Read more
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The garlic harvest is finalized. I have been using it all along, yet the crop has been cured, trimmed, and sorted into three types, from left to right, storage, immediate kitchen use, and seed for next year. I am satisfied with the return on investment. Immediate kitchen use means the heads are much smaller than… Read more
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On Monday, Sept. 14, the Environmental Protection Agency did two things that were expected since President Trump was re-elected. Both are expected to face legal challenges. Nothing in the science of climate change is different because of EPA action this week compared to previous. It remains a fact that carbon dioxide contributes to a warming… Read more
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It rained all day Tuesday and the ground is still wet. The background color of foliage changed from green to brown, yellow, and red. Vegetables are still coming from the garden, yet not for long. Fall is upon us. Read more
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Those of a certain age have living memories of Sept. 11, 2001. What we may not have is the sweeping scope of what happened, which is contained in Garrett M. Graff’s book, The Only Plane in the Sky: An Oral History of 9/11. I checked it out from the public library and read it during… Read more
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I put up what I can use in the kitchen. Over years of canning, I learned to abandon the idea of preserving every bit of extra food coming from the garden. Maybe it was that dozen quarts of sweet pickles from 2016. These days, I donate excess to the local food pantries and that serves… Read more
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I visited the current Johnson County Jail soon after it opened in 1981. I remember saying to myself, “My God! They made it too small!” The current board of supervisors approved a referendum for the November ballot to build a new jail and sheriff’s office. I support it. Opinions on the current referendum, previously published… Read more
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The last six weeks have broken me. Few things are going as planned, yet that is somewhat normal. Read more
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