Howdy folks—I went to the doctor last week and got a good report on my condition. I am improving each day. I still use the walker and recliner chair, but today on Friday, Paula is taking me to a Grange meeting. This is the first one in several months. The euchre games will have to wait awhile, however. Jamie told me the Clermont County Fair is closed this year at the fairgrounds. They are having something, which I don’t understand how they can do it, on the computer. This virus is not over yet, but I hope it will be in the very near future. 
On Wednesday, Paula and I went down to Poochie’s for lunch. The restaurant inside only had six people in it. Then the next day on Thursday, Dan and I went down to Poochie’s and they were more crowded. Some of the booths were marked off to provide the social distancing needed. There were plenty of drive-through customers at the window.
Paula got her a little dog last Friday and she really loves it. It is about five years old and is housebroken and listens really well to her. It likes to lay on her lap and sleeps behind her chair. She was sitting out in her yard with her little dog and looked to her left about 15 feet and there was a baby deer laying there. She got the dog and went back in the house. She didn’t know where the doe was. She wondered if the doe was watching her or not. She wasn’t taking any chances. Later she saw another baby deer laying there by the tree.
There is a feller above Bethel that has a vegetable stand. You can get eggs, tomatoes, broccoli and other items.
He also has free leaf lettuce. I understand the farmers market in Bethel will start June 19, in the evening. The fellow that has that stand is Bill Sweeney, so stop and see him. He only has 400 laying hands with a couple more coming on!
This morning, Deb pick me up and we went to the Starlite Drive-In for church. We got to hear JD preach. He does a fine job. I talked to the preacher on Saturday before they brought me some food from the Kitchen of Hope and I asked him how the baby was doing. He said fine which is great. There was a big crowd of cars for the Sunday service and last Sunday there were 142 cars which is great. In the announcements this Sunday morning, the preacher said the Bick’s were celebrating their 70th wedding anniversary the next day, and today George Rooks was celebrating his 88th birthday and Rebekah the children’s director was celebrating her birthday as well. The folks had signs saying “Happy Birthday Ole Fisherman.” That is the first time I got a little choked up and that was wonderful.
Later that day I went over to my daughter and son-in-law’s house to celebrate my birthday. My two granddaughters and their husbands were there as well as the four great granddaughters. The girls played and we ate a good supper. I am so fortunate to have a wonderful family which the Lord has given to me. The oldest great granddaughter is nine and loves to fish. She caught several crappie, bass and a nice catfish. I asked her did that bass gave her a fight and she smiled and said yes it did.
Mr. Chester and Miss Chessie are doing fine. They have had their breakfast. Chester eats all of the canned food.
Before Chessie was here he only got to eat half of a can of food. But now with Chessie here he eats her half. Chessie has the dry food to eat so both are in good health and I love them both.
Start your week by praying and praising the good Lord.
God bless all . . . `
More later . . .